Higher prevalence of QTc interval prolongation among virologically suppressed older people with HIV

Conclusions: In this well-suppressed aging Asian HIV cohort, the prevalence of QTc interval prolongation was relatively high, and associated with increasing age, female sex, and higher BMI. For PLWH with these characteristics, QTc interval should be monitored before and after initiating any medications known to prolong QTc intervals, to prevent fatal cardiac arrhythmias.
Source: AIDS - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: CLINICAL SCIENCE Source Type: research