Factors affecting the electrocardiographic QT interval in malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data.
<h4>Background</h4>Electrocardiographic QT interval prolongation is the most widely used risk marker for ventricular arrhythmia potential and thus an important component of drug cardiotoxicity assessments. Several antimalarial medicines are associated with QT interval prolongation. Howev...
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| author | Xin Hui S Chan Yan Naung Win Ilsa L Haeusler Jireh Y Tan Shanghavie Loganathan Sompob Saralamba Shu Kiat S Chan Elizabeth A Ashley Karen I Barnes Rita Baiden Peter U Bassi Abdoulaye Djimde Grant Dorsey Stephan Duparc Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn Feiko O Ter Kuile Marcus V G Lacerda Amit Nasa François H Nosten Cyprian O Onyeji Sasithon Pukrittayakamee André M Siqueira Joel Tarning Walter R J Taylor Giovanni Valentini Michèle van Vugt David Wesche Nicholas P J Day Christopher L-H Huang Josep Brugada Ric N Price Nicholas J White |
| author_facet | Xin Hui S Chan Yan Naung Win Ilsa L Haeusler Jireh Y Tan Shanghavie Loganathan Sompob Saralamba Shu Kiat S Chan Elizabeth A Ashley Karen I Barnes Rita Baiden Peter U Bassi Abdoulaye Djimde Grant Dorsey Stephan Duparc Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn Feiko O Ter Kuile Marcus V G Lacerda Amit Nasa François H Nosten Cyprian O Onyeji Sasithon Pukrittayakamee André M Siqueira Joel Tarning Walter R J Taylor Giovanni Valentini Michèle van Vugt David Wesche Nicholas P J Day Christopher L-H Huang Josep Brugada Ric N Price Nicholas J White |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Electrocardiographic QT interval prolongation is the most widely used risk marker for ventricular arrhythmia potential and thus an important component of drug cardiotoxicity assessments. Several antimalarial medicines are associated with QT interval prolongation. However, interpretation of electrocardiographic changes is confounded by the coincidence of peak antimalarial drug concentrations with recovery from malaria. We therefore reviewed all available data to characterise the effects of malaria disease and demographic factors on the QT interval in order to improve assessment of electrocardiographic changes in the treatment and prevention of malaria.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data. We searched clinical bibliographic databases (last on August 21, 2017) for studies of the quinoline and structurally related antimalarials for malaria-related indications in human participants in which electrocardiograms were systematically recorded. Unpublished studies were identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) Evidence Review Group (ERG) on the Cardiotoxicity of Antimalarials. Risk of bias was assessed using the Pharmacoepidemiological Research on Outcomes of Therapeutics by a European Consortium (PROTECT) checklist for adverse drug events. Bayesian hierarchical multivariable regression with generalised additive models was used to investigate the effects of malaria and demographic factors on the pretreatment QT interval. The meta-analysis included 10,452 individuals (9,778 malaria patients, including 343 with severe disease, and 674 healthy participants) from 43 studies. 7,170 (68.6%) had fever (body temperature ≥ 37.5°C), and none developed ventricular arrhythmia after antimalarial treatment. Compared to healthy participants, patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria had shorter QT intervals (-61.77 milliseconds; 95% credible interval [CI]: -80.71 to -42.83) and increased sensitivity of the QT interval to heart rate changes. These effects were greater in severe malaria (-110.89 milliseconds; 95% CI: -140.38 to -81.25). Body temperature was associated independently with clinically significant QT shortening of 2.80 milliseconds (95% CI: -3.17 to -2.42) per 1°C increase. Study limitations include that it was not possible to assess the effect of other factors that may affect the QT interval but are not consistently collected in malaria clinical trials.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Adjustment for malaria and fever-recovery-related QT lengthening is necessary to avoid misattributing malaria-disease-related QT changes to antimalarial drug effects. This would improve risk assessments of antimalarial-related cardiotoxicity in clinical research and practice. Similar adjustments may be indicated for other febrile illnesses for which QT-interval-prolonging medications are important therapeutic options. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ea6d1a043354012a21da11481816ea62022-12-21T19:09:09ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Medicine1549-12771549-16762020-03-01173e100304010.1371/journal.pmed.1003040Factors affecting the electrocardiographic QT interval in malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data.Xin Hui S ChanYan Naung WinIlsa L HaeuslerJireh Y TanShanghavie LoganathanSompob SaralambaShu Kiat S ChanElizabeth A AshleyKaren I BarnesRita BaidenPeter U BassiAbdoulaye DjimdeGrant DorseyStephan DuparcBorimas HanboonkunupakarnFeiko O Ter KuileMarcus V G LacerdaAmit NasaFrançois H NostenCyprian O OnyejiSasithon PukrittayakameeAndré M SiqueiraJoel TarningWalter R J TaylorGiovanni ValentiniMichèle van VugtDavid WescheNicholas P J DayChristopher L-H HuangJosep BrugadaRic N PriceNicholas J White<h4>Background</h4>Electrocardiographic QT interval prolongation is the most widely used risk marker for ventricular arrhythmia potential and thus an important component of drug cardiotoxicity assessments. Several antimalarial medicines are associated with QT interval prolongation. However, interpretation of electrocardiographic changes is confounded by the coincidence of peak antimalarial drug concentrations with recovery from malaria. We therefore reviewed all available data to characterise the effects of malaria disease and demographic factors on the QT interval in order to improve assessment of electrocardiographic changes in the treatment and prevention of malaria.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data. We searched clinical bibliographic databases (last on August 21, 2017) for studies of the quinoline and structurally related antimalarials for malaria-related indications in human participants in which electrocardiograms were systematically recorded. Unpublished studies were identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) Evidence Review Group (ERG) on the Cardiotoxicity of Antimalarials. Risk of bias was assessed using the Pharmacoepidemiological Research on Outcomes of Therapeutics by a European Consortium (PROTECT) checklist for adverse drug events. Bayesian hierarchical multivariable regression with generalised additive models was used to investigate the effects of malaria and demographic factors on the pretreatment QT interval. The meta-analysis included 10,452 individuals (9,778 malaria patients, including 343 with severe disease, and 674 healthy participants) from 43 studies. 7,170 (68.6%) had fever (body temperature ≥ 37.5°C), and none developed ventricular arrhythmia after antimalarial treatment. Compared to healthy participants, patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria had shorter QT intervals (-61.77 milliseconds; 95% credible interval [CI]: -80.71 to -42.83) and increased sensitivity of the QT interval to heart rate changes. These effects were greater in severe malaria (-110.89 milliseconds; 95% CI: -140.38 to -81.25). Body temperature was associated independently with clinically significant QT shortening of 2.80 milliseconds (95% CI: -3.17 to -2.42) per 1°C increase. Study limitations include that it was not possible to assess the effect of other factors that may affect the QT interval but are not consistently collected in malaria clinical trials.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Adjustment for malaria and fever-recovery-related QT lengthening is necessary to avoid misattributing malaria-disease-related QT changes to antimalarial drug effects. This would improve risk assessments of antimalarial-related cardiotoxicity in clinical research and practice. Similar adjustments may be indicated for other febrile illnesses for which QT-interval-prolonging medications are important therapeutic options.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003040 |
| spellingShingle | Xin Hui S Chan Yan Naung Win Ilsa L Haeusler Jireh Y Tan Shanghavie Loganathan Sompob Saralamba Shu Kiat S Chan Elizabeth A Ashley Karen I Barnes Rita Baiden Peter U Bassi Abdoulaye Djimde Grant Dorsey Stephan Duparc Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn Feiko O Ter Kuile Marcus V G Lacerda Amit Nasa François H Nosten Cyprian O Onyeji Sasithon Pukrittayakamee André M Siqueira Joel Tarning Walter R J Taylor Giovanni Valentini Michèle van Vugt David Wesche Nicholas P J Day Christopher L-H Huang Josep Brugada Ric N Price Nicholas J White Factors affecting the electrocardiographic QT interval in malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data. PLoS Medicine |
| title | Factors affecting the electrocardiographic QT interval in malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data. |
| title_full | Factors affecting the electrocardiographic QT interval in malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data. |
| title_fullStr | Factors affecting the electrocardiographic QT interval in malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors affecting the electrocardiographic QT interval in malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data. |
| title_short | Factors affecting the electrocardiographic QT interval in malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data. |
| title_sort | factors affecting the electrocardiographic qt interval in malaria a systematic review and meta analysis of individual patient data |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003040 |
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