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Prolonged corrected QT interval in the donor heart: Is there a risk?

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Assessing the QT interval in donors is important to exclude long QT syndrome as the cause of death. A donor heart with a corrected QT (QTc) >500 milliseconds is often… Click to show full abstract

Assessing the QT interval in donors is important to exclude long QT syndrome as the cause of death. A donor heart with a corrected QT (QTc) >500 milliseconds is often concerning. We sought to evaluate first year outcomes for donors with a QTc interval >500 milliseconds.

Keywords: interval donor; heart; prolonged corrected; corrected interval; donor heart; heart risk

Journal Title: Clinical Transplantation
Year Published: 2017

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