Inflammation and Prolonged QT Time: Results from the Cardiovascular Disease, Living and Ageing in Halle (CARLA) Study

Previous research found an association of CRP with QT time in population based samples. Even more, there is evidence of a substantial involvement of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha system in the pathophysiology of cardiac arrhythmia, while the role of Interleukin 6 remains inconclusive. To determine...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 9; no. 4; p. e95994
Main Authors:	Medenwald, Daniel, Kors, Jan A., Loppnow, Harald, Thiery, Joachim, Kluttig, Alexander, Nuding, Sebastian, Tiller, Daniel, Greiser, Karin H., Werdan, Karl, Haerting, Johannes
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 01.04.2014 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Alcohol use Analysis Arrhythmia Arrhythmias, Cardiac - blood Arrhythmias, Cardiac - drug therapy Arrhythmias, Cardiac - immunology Arrhythmias, Cardiac - physiopathology Atrial fibrillation Biology and Life Sciences Brugada Syndrome C-reactive protein Cardiac arrhythmia Cardiac Conduction System Disease Cardiovascular diseases Care and treatment Confidence intervals Cross-Sectional Studies EKG Electrocardiogram Electrocardiography Female Fibrillation Gender aspects Geriatrics Germany Health aspects Heart Conduction System - abnormalities Heart Conduction System - immunology Heart Conduction System - physiopathology Heart diseases Heart Rate Humans Inflammation Mediators - blood Interleukin Interleukin 6 Interleukin-6 - blood Linear Models Male Medicine and Health Sciences Men Middle Aged Older people Parameter sensitivity Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I - blood Regression analysis Research and Analysis Methods Risk factors Sex differences Statistical analysis Studies Tumor necrosis factor Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - physiology Tumor necrosis factor-TNF Tumor necrosis factor-α Urban Population Germany
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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