Inflammation and prolonged QT time: results from the Cardiovascular Disease, Living and Ageing in Halle (CARLA) study.

BACKGROUND:Previous research found an association of CRP with QT time in population based samples. Even more, there is evidence of a substantial involvement of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha system in the pathophysiology of cardiac arrhythmia, while the role of Interleukin 6 remains inconclusive. O...

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Main Authors: Daniel Medenwald, Jan A Kors, Harald Loppnow, Joachim Thiery, Alexander Kluttig, Sebastian Nuding, Daniel Tiller, Karin H Greiser, Karl Werdan, Johannes Haerting
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4000193?pdf=render