Development and Validation of a Scoring System That Includes Corrected QT Interval For Risk Analysis of Patients With Cirrhosis and Gastrointestinal Bleeding

The electrocardiographic QT interval is frequently prolonged in patients with cirrhosis. Acute gastrointestinal bleeding further prolongs corrected QT (QTc) in patients with cirrhosis, which has been associated with increased risk of death within 6 weeks. We aimed to confirm these findings and develop a mortality risk index that incorporates QTc.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - December 15, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Maurizio Biselli, Annagiulia Gramenzi, Barbara Lenzi, Marco Dall ’Agata, Monica Loreta Pierro, Giovanni Perricone, Marta Tonon, Luca Bellettato, Gennaro D’Amico, Paolo Angeli, Silvia Boffelli, Maria Elena Bonavita, Marco Domenicali, Paolo Caraceni, Ma Source Type: research