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We thank Drs. Rani and Agstam for their comments about our study evaluating QTc intervals among eating disorder patients.1 They cite a study by Padfield et al2 demonstrating greater exercise-associated QTc prolongation in patients with anorexia. That finding does not at all alter our conclusion that QTc prolongation is not intrinsic to anorexia nervosa,1 because the resting population mean QTc interval was similar to that of healthy cohorts and is the measure used for actually monitoring patients.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Letter Source Type: research