QT Prolongation in Cancer Patients
Background: QT prolongation and torsades de pointes pose a major concern for cardiologists and oncologists. Although cancer patients are suspected to have prolonged QT intervals, this has not been investigated in a large population. The purpose of this study was to analyze the QT interval distributi...
Main Authors: | Peter Kim, Luke Masha, Amanda Olson, Cezar Iliescu, Kaveh Karimzad, Saamir Hassan, Nicolas Palaskas, Jean-Bernard Durand, Cheuk Hong Leung, Juan Lopez-Mattei |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.613625/full |
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