| QT dispersion and late potentials during doxorubicin therapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. | |
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PMID: 10356598 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate effects of doxorubicin therapy on cardiac electrophysiology, with special emphasis on QT dispersion and late potentials, in lymphoma patients. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: University hospital. SUBJECTS: Twenty-eight adult non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients who received doxorubicin to a cumulative dose of 400-500 mg m-2. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and signal-averaged ECG (SAECG) recordings were performed at baseline and after cumulative doxorubicin doses of 200, 400 and 500 mg m-2. RESULTS: Heart rate-corrected QT interval (QTc) increased from 402 +/- 4 to 416 +/- 5 ms (P = 0.002) during the study period. QT dispersion (variability in QT interval duration amongst the different leads of the standard 12-lead ECG) increased from 24.1 +/- 2.5 to 35.0 +/- 2.8 ms (P = 0.041) and QTc dispersion increased from 26.5 +/- 2.5 to 39.0 +/- 3.5 ms (P = 0.039). Five patients (18%) developed QT dispersion exceeding 50 ms. In addition, two patients (7%) developed late potentials during doxorubicin therapy. The changes in QTc duration, QT dispersion and late potentials occurred independently of the impairment of left ventricular function. CONCLUSIONS: Prolongation of QTc, increased QT dispersion and development of late potentials are indicative of doxorubicin-induced abnormal ventricular depolarization and repolarization. QT dispersion and late potentials are both known to be associated with increased risk of serious ventricular dysrhythmias and sudden death in various cardiac diseases. Thus, follow-up of these parameters might also be useful in assessing the risk of late cardiovascular events in cancer patients treated with anthracyclines. |
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Authors:
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T Nousiainen; E Vanninen; A Rantala; E Jantunen; J Hartikainen |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of internal medicine Volume: 245 ISSN: 0954-6820 ISO Abbreviation: J. Intern. Med. Publication Date: 1999 Apr |
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Created Date: 1999-06-16 Completed Date: 1999-06-16 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8904841 Medline TA: J Intern Med Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 359-64 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland. tapio.nousiainen@kuh.fi |
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Adult Aged Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / adverse effects*, therapeutic use Doxorubicin / adverse effects*, therapeutic use Electrocardiography / drug effects Female Heart Conduction System / drug effects* Humans Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / drug therapy*, physiopathology Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted |
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0/Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; 23214-92-8/Doxorubicin |
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