heart rhythm disturbances QTc-prolongation
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients for whom a combination of 2 or more QTc-interval prolonging drugs have been prescribed.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: No written informed consent obtained. Patients in whom life expectancy or clinical situation is such that a risk of heart rhythm disturbances is irrelevant to clinical care.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome is the incidence of prolonged QTc-interval during use of all combinations of QTc-interval prolonging drugs | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Are drug concentrations in patients with clinically significant prolongation of the QTc-interval higher compared to patients without prolongation of the QTc-interval? 2. For the pharmacogenetic analysis we will compare the presence of variant alleles, as dichotomic variabele, in both groups with the *2-test. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed