High incidence of severely prolonged QT interval after cardiac surgery

• DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1269190
• Publication Date: 2011-01-21T02:02:40Z
• Authors: O Dzemali; U Schurr; M Biry; S Ritter; A Häussler; A Zollinger; M Genoni
• Keywords: Torsades de pointes

Objectives: Prolonged QT-interval may be associated with torsades-de-pointes and lead to sudden cardiac death. Aim of this study was determine the frequency administration QT-prolonging drugs perioperatively in cardiac-surgery.