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Common Genetic Variant Risk Score Is Associated With Drug-Induced QT Prolongation and Torsade de Pointes Risk
Author(s) -
David G. Strauss,
José Vicente,
Lars Johannesen,
Ksenia Blinova,
Jay W. Mason,
Peter Weeke,
Elijah R. Behr,
Dan M. Roden,
Raymond L. Woosley,
Gülüm Kosova,
Michael A. Rosenberg,
Christopher NewtonCheh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.116.023980
Subject(s) - medicine , prolongation , qt interval , long qt syndrome , torsades de pointes , drug , cardiology , pharmacology
Drug-induced QT interval prolongation, a risk factor for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, is a potential side effect of many marketed and withdrawn medications. The contribution of common genetic variants previously associated with baseline QT interval to drug-induced QT prolongation and arrhythmias is not known.

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