Influence of Diabetes Mellitus on Outcome in Patients Over 40 Years of Age With the Long QT Syndrome
October 26th, 2009 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2009<br><b>Source:</b> The American Journal of Cardiology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 23 October 2009<br>Gregory, Ouellet , Arthur J., Moss , Christian, Jons , Scott, McNitt , Jamie, Mullally , …<br><br>Diabetes mellitus can affect ventricular repolarization, and we investigated the impact of diabetes on the risk for cardiac events in older patients with long QT syndrome (LQTS). The study population consisted of 1,152 patients with QTc interval â¥450 ms who were enrolled in the United States portion of the International Long QT Syndrome Registry and survived >40 years of age. Patients were categorized as having diabetes if they received oral diabetic medication or insulin. End points after 40 years of age included first cardiac event (
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