Population Prevalence and Correlates of Prolonged QT Interval: Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Study From Rural Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to estimate the prevalence and correlates of QT interval prolongation in rural Uganda.

Background

Major electrocardiographic abnormalities, including prolonged QT interval, have been shown to be independently predictive of adverse cardiovascular events among Western populations. Cardiovascular diseases are on the rise in sub-Saharan Africa with poorly characterized context-specific risk factors. An important question is whether ECG screening might have value in cardiovascular disease risk stratification in SSA.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey in a sample of adults participating in an ongoing whole-population cohort in Mbarara, Uganda, in 2015. Of 1,814 subjects enrolled in the parent whole-population cohort, 856 (47%) participated in

SUBMITTER: Magodoro IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6737252 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature