Table 3.
System | Risk Factor |
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Autonomic nervous system | Pheochromocytoma Head-up-tilt Pure autonomic failure Sleep deprivation |
Cardiovascular disease | Bradycardia Stress cardiomyopathy Stroke Aortic stenosis |
Electrolyte disorders | Hypokalemia Hypomagnesemia Hypocalcemia Gitelman syndrome Blood transfusion |
Endocrine disorders | Hypothyroidism Hyperparathyroidism |
Environmental effects | Hypothermia Carbon monoxide Grapefruit juice Synthetic cannabinoids |
General | Female sex, age > 65, |
Inflammation/auto-immune | Rheumatoid arthritis Celiac disease Ankylosing spondylitis |
Miscellaneous | Genotypic association Propionic academia Liquid protein diet Sickle cell disease |
Table adapted from CredibleMeds® list of clinical factors associated with prolonged QTc, only those with high quality evidence were taken into account and listed in the table [24].