Uncertainty remains regarding the value of heart-rate-corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation on electrocardiogram for predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly among Asian populations.

February 3, 2006-- A recent analysis of the prospective, population-based Rotterdam Study found that prolongation of the heart-rate corrected QT (QTc) interval increased the risk of sudden cardiac ...

Findings in Nature Genetics support the idea that balance between sodium and potassium are essential to the heart. An international group of scientists identified 10 genes connected to changes in QT ...

Minneapolis, MN - An increased duration of the QTc points to an elevated risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in black and white healthy men and women, ...

The QT interval is the time from the beginning of the QRS complex (ventricular depolarization) to the end of the T wave (ventricular repolarization). The normal QT interval is controversial and ...

SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), types of antidepressants, are associated with a long QT interval, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, reported in the BMJ (British ...

Effect of ketoconazole on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ixabepilone No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2006 ASCO Annual ...

As more consumer-facing devices add features to measure the heart’s electrical activity, companies are looking for new ways to turn this data into valuable health information. AliveCor, a startup that ...

Austedo and Austedo XR are prescribed to treat chorea related to Huntington’s disease and tardive dyskinesia in adults. They can cause side effects ranging from mild, such as drowsiness and insomnia, ...

AliveCor's at-home EKG device won FDA clearance to calculate a heart's QT interval, a measurement of how long it takes the ventricles to contract and relax. This is vital given that some drugs can ...