Prevalence of prolonged QT interval in patients with HCV-related chronic liver disease

Prevalence of prolonged QT interval in patients with HCV-related chronic liver disease

Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a common disease in Egypt with a high socioeconomic burden and extra-hepatic manifestations as QT prolongation, but previous studies included mainly patients with advanced liver disease, so in this study, we aimed to delineate the prevalence of QT prolo...

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Main Authors: Ahmed E. Gaafar, Amr Abd El-Aal, Mohamed Alboraie, Housam M. Hassan, Adel ElTahan, Yasser AbdelRahman, Mohamed-Naguib Wifi, Dalia Omran, Shimaa Afify Mansour, Waleed M. Hassan, Magdy Ismail, Mohamed El Kassas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Hepatitis C virus
Direct-acting antivirals
QT prolongation
FIB-4 score
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43044-019-0016-0

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