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SUBMITTER: Bart G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5679071 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov/Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bart Gavin G Wyman Zachary Z Wang Qi Q Hodges James S JS Karim Rehan R Bart Bradley A BA
Journal of addiction medicine 20171101 6
<h4>Objective</h4>Methadone is associated with prolongation of the electrocardiographic QTc interval. QTc prolongation may be linked to cardiac dysrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. The rate of these events is unknown in methadone-maintained patients.<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective cohort study of 749 patients with opioid use disorder receiving methadone maintenance therapy through a single safety-net hospital, queried the electronic health record for electrocardiogram results, demographics, ...[more]