Sohail Bashir Sulehria, Ghafoor A, Rauf M, Ms Zafar.
Frequency of QTC Prolongation in Chronic Liver Disease.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;7(4):986-8.

Aim: To determine the frequency of QTc prolongation in patients with chronic liver disease at a tertiary care hospital. Study design: Cross sectional survey. Setting: Department of Medicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore during six months Results: Most of the patients were recorded between 41-60 years, 73(30.42%) between 41-50 years, 70(29.17%) between 51-60 years, 256(3.33%) between 35-40 years, and only 41(17.08%) were recorded between 61-70 years. Mean and standard deviation was calculated as 43.54+4.35, 161(67.08%) were males while 79(32.92%) were females. Frequency of QTC prolongation in patients with liver disease reveals 53(22.08%) while 187(77.92%) had no prolongation of QTC interval among patients with chronic liver disease. Conclusion: The frequency of QTC prolongation is high among patients with chronic liver disease. So, it is recommended that every patient who present with chronic liver disease, should be sort out for QTc interval prolongation. However, it is also required that every setup should have their surveillance in order to know the frequency of the problem.

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