Abstract
The effects of prolonged QTc intervals on mortality were investigated in about 3,500 elderly Japanese patients followed for approximately 8.8 years. Prolonged QTc was found to be a marker for risk for all-cause mortality and mortality from heart disease or from coronary heart disease (CHD) after adjusting for other CHD risk factors. Even in Japanese subjects, who have a lower coronary heart disease rate than that of Caucasians, the careful observation of subjects with a prolonged QTc is believed to be necessary.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Multicenter Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Biomarkers / blood
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Cause of Death
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Coronary Disease / blood
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Coronary Disease / mortality
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Electrocardiography*
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Glycated Hemoglobin / metabolism
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Humans
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Japan / epidemiology
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Long QT Syndrome / mortality*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Proportional Hazards Models
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Risk Factors
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Severity of Illness Index
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Statistics as Topic
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Survival Analysis
Substances
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Biomarkers
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Glycated Hemoglobin A