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Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on QT Dispersion: A Potential Mechanism of Sudden Cardiac Death

Louis Voigt, Salman Haq, Cristina A. Mitre, G Lombardo, John Kassotis

Cardiology · 2011 · 34 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

Patients with OSA and no structural heart disease have a higher QT(d)/QT(c)(d) compared to an overtly healthy patient population, possibly serving as a marker for an increased risk of SCD.

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