QT interval

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf electrocardiography measurement
gptkbp:abnormalIf greater than 450 ms in men
greater than 470 ms in women
gptkbp:affects heart rate
gptkbp:canBeProlongedBy medications
electrolyte disturbances
congenital syndromes
gptkbp:canBeShortenedBy gptkb:hypercalcemia
digitalis toxicity
gptkbp:corrects Bazett formula
Fridericia formula
gptkbp:diagnosedBy long QT syndrome
drug-induced arrhythmias
short QT syndrome
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Willem_Einthoven
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label QT interval
gptkbp:measures milliseconds
lead II (commonly)
gptkbp:partOf electrocardiogram
gptkbp:prolongedQT risk of sudden cardiac death
risk of torsades de pointes
gptkbp:range 350-440 ms (varies by age and sex)
gptkbp:reflects duration of ventricular depolarization and repolarization
gptkbp:represents time from start of Q wave to end of T wave
gptkbp:shortenedQT risk of arrhythmia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Long_QT_syndrome
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7