Risk of QTc Interval Prolongation Associated With Circulating Anti‐Ro/SSA Antibodies Among US Veterans: An Observational Cohort Study

Risk of QTc Interval Prolongation Associated With Circulating Anti‐Ro/SSA Antibodies Among US Veterans: An Observational Cohort Study

Background Anti‐Sjögren's syndrome‐related antigen A‐antibodies (anti‐Ro/SSA‐antibodies) are responsible for a novel form of acquired long‐QT syndrome, owing to autoimmune‐mediated inhibition of cardiac human ether‐a‐go‐go‐related gene‐potassium channels. However, current evidence derives only...

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Main Authors: Pietro Enea Lazzerini, Gabriele Cevenini, Yongxia Sarah Qu, Frank Fabris, Nabil El‐Sherif, Maurizio Acampa, Alessandra Cartocci, Franco Laghi‐Pasini, Pier Leopoldo Capecchi, Mohamed Boutjdir, Deana Lazaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
anti‐Ro/SSA
connective tissue diseases
general population
QTc prolongation
sudden death risk
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.018735

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