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. 2021 Jul 28;22(15):8090. doi: 10.3390/ijms22158090

Table 3.

Clinical factors associated with prolonged QTc.

System Risk Factor
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].