Early Screening of Hypertension and Cardiac Dysautonomia in Each Hypertensive is Needed-inference from a Study of QTc Interval in Gujarat, India

Conclusions:Our study showed a high prevalence of prolonged QTc, both qualitatively and quantitatively, in hypertensives on monotherapy with poor pressure control, associated with female gender and age but not duration or blood pressure. This underscores high risk of repolarization abnormality induced future event, suggesting QTc screening as primary prevention.Keywords:Blood pressure, gender, hypertensive, QTc interval, repolarization
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research