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Pediatr Blood Cancer
; 47(6): 831-3, 2006 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16078213
ABSTRACT
We recently cared for a patient with sickle cell disease (SCD) who presented with cardiac arrest and was found to have a prolonged corrected QT interval (QTc). This prompted us to perform a retrospective review of all electrocardiograms performed in patients with SCD during the last two years. Among 142 patients with ECG results, we identified 12 patients (8 males and 4 females), who had one or more documented measurements of prolonged QTc intervals. The relatively high prevalence of borderline or moderately prolonged QTc intervals in our patient population warrants further investigation.