Article
QTc prolongation in patients with hearing loss: Electrocardiographic and genetic study.
Cardiology journal - 1 Jan 2016
Sanecka Agnieszka, Biernacka Elżbieta Katarzyna, Szperl Małgorzata, Sosna Magdalena, Mueller-Malesińska Małgorzata, Kozicka Urszula, Baranowski Rafał, Kosiec Agnieszka, Łazarczyk Hubert, Skarżyński Henryk, Hoffman Piotr, Bieganowska Katarzyna, Piotrowicz Ryszard
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to determine, whether electrocardiogram (ECG) screening could reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with hearing loss through the early diagnosis of Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome and the introduction of the therapy. METHODS: One thousand and eighty patients with hearing loss (aged 21.8 ± 19.9 years) underwent ECG. Additionally, all subjects were asked to...
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