Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with married people, unmarried people were more likely to have a prolonged QT interval, according to ...

As more consumer-facing devices add features to measure the heart’s electrical activity, companies are looking for new ways to turn this data into valuable health information. AliveCor, a startup that ...

LQT-1213 is a first-in-class serum glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1 inhibitor. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to LQT-1213, a first-in-class serum ...

The QT interval is the time from the beginning of the QRS complex (ventricular depolarization) to the end of the T wave (ventricular repolarization). The normal QT interval is controversial and ...

(HealthDay News) — Use of a computerized clinical decision support system (CDSS) may reduce the risk of prolonged QT c interval in hospitalized patients at risk for torsades de pointes, according to ...

Drinking large quantities of grapefruit juice may prolong the QT interval, especially in women and those who already have long QT syndrome (LQTS), new research suggests. Investigators at Tel Aviv ...

LQTS can be inherited or acquired through medications or electrolyte imbalances, with family history being a significant risk factor. While some individuals with LQTS may not experience symptoms, ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. COVID-19 infection is associated with a significant increase in the corrected QT interval (QTc) in ...

THE case reported below represents a new and very distinct clinical entity. The young patient was observed by us for some years. It was hoped that a similar combination of clinical findings might be ...

MONTREAL, Aug. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Thryv Therapeutics Inc. today announced positive results of the WAVE 1 Proof of Concept clinical study evaluating LQT-1213 for the reduction of QTcF in ...