Open AccessA case series of chronic haemodialysis patients: mortality, sudden death, and QT interval
Author(s) -
Simonetta Genovesi,
Emanuela Rossi,
Michela Nava,
Hilary Riva,
S. De Franceschi,
Paolo Fabbrini,
M Viganò,
Federico Pieruzzi,
Andréa Stella,
Maria Grazia Valsecchi,
Marco StrambaBadiale
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eus412
Subject(s) - medicine , qt interval , cardiology , sudden cardiac death , sudden death , intensive care medicine
A high prevalence of prolonged QT interval duration has been observed among haemodialysis (HD) patients. The aim of this cases series was to describe the association of various risk factors with total mortality and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in this population.
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