The QT interval is the time from the beginning of the QRS complex (ventricular depolarization) to the end of the T wave (ventricular repolarization). The normal QT interval is controversial and ...

Studies comparing MMT to buprenorphine maintenance treatment (BMT) over 5-years found buprenorphine to be a safer drug for opioid maintenance treatment as it had no significant effect on QT ...

Moxifloxacin (MX) is an 8-methoxyquinolone antimicrobial drug, which is often used as a positive control in thorough QT (TQT) studies. In the present study we established the population ...

As more consumer-facing devices add features to measure the heart’s electrical activity, companies are looking for new ways to turn this data into valuable health information. AliveCor, a startup that ...

There were 252 patients with EKG results included for the analysis; they were given concomitant therapy for median 7 days. This article is written live from ID Week 2017 Annual Meeting in San Diego, ...

Long QT interval is a condition that affects the heart’s electrical rhythm, which can lead to potentially life threatening arrhythmia. Behind the pumping action of the heart is an electrical ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Consuming a large quantity of grapefruit juice has effects on the QT interval in healthy adults similar to those seen with moxifloxacin, an antibiotic with known QT-prolonging ...

NICE has said that KardiaMobile 6L can be used in the NHS to measure cardiac QT interval in some adults having or about to have antipsychotic medicines. The NHS is collecting more evidence for this ...

Results to be Included in BYDUREON™ New Drug Application Resubmission in the Third Quarter of 2011 SAN DIEGO & INDIANAPOLIS & WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ...

Mobile electrocardiography (mECG) devices can go places a standard 12-lead electrocardiography system can't, with fewer technicians in tow, but it doesn't have the same functionality — their most ...

Long QT syndrome is a leading cause of sudden death in young persons, with a prevalence exceeding 1 in 2000. It is characterized by prolongation of the QT interval, aberrant T-wave morphologic ...