Clinical and genetic relationships between the QTc interval and risk of a stroke among atrial fibrillation patients undergoing catheter ablation

Clinical and genetic relationships between the QTc interval and risk of a stroke among atrial fibrillation patients undergoing catheter ablation

Abstract Background and objectives A prolonged QTc interval is associated with an increased risk of a stroke or atrial fibrillation (AF). However, its direct causal relationship with AF associated a stroke has not been proven yet. To examine whether QTc interval is causally linked with risk of strok...

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Main Authors: Myunghee Hong, Kyeong-Hyeon Chun, Inseok Hwang, Hee Tae Yu, Tae-Hoon Kim, Jae-Sun Uhm, Boyoung Joung, Moon-Hyoung Lee, Hui-Nam Pak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:International Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
QT interval
Stroke
Mendelian randomization analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42444-020-00017-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s42444-020-00017-5

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