High incidence of severely prolonged QT interval after cardiac surgery

• DOI: 10.1186/cc8366
• Publication Date: 2010-03-02T02:16:38Z
• Authors: M Biry; U Schurr; S Ritter; K Baenziger; A Zollinger; M Genoni
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Poster Presentation; 3. Good health

A prolonged QT interval may be associated with torsades de pointes and lead to sudden cardiac death. The aim of this study was to determine both the frequency of QT prolongation and administration of QT prolonging drugs perioperatively in cardiac surgery.