Pronounced Shortening of QT Interval With Mexiletine Infusion Test in Patients With Type 3 Congenital Long QT Syndrome.
Funasako M, Aiba T, Ishibashi K, Nakajima I, Miyamoto K, Inoue Y, Okamura H, Noda T, Kamakura S, Anzai T, Noguchi T, Yasuda S, Miyamoto Y, Fukushima Kusano K, Ogawa H, Shimizu W.
Funasako M, et al.
Circ J. 2016;80(2):340-5. doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-15-0984. Epub 2015 Dec 3.
Circ J. 2016.
PMID: 26632536
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While QTc interval was shortened with mexiletine in both groups (P<0.0001 vs. baseline), degree of QTc shortening (QTc) was significantly larger in LQT3 than in LQT1/LQT2 patients (99 39 vs. 48 32 ms; P=0.0004). The sensitivity, specificity and predictive accuracy of me …
While QTc interval was shortened with mexiletine in both groups (P<0.0001 vs. baseline), degree of QTc shortening (QTc) was significantly …