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ArticleClinical rheumatology2012

QT interval variability in familial Mediterranean fever: a study in colchicine-responsive and colchicine-resistant patients.

Udi Nussinovitch, Keren Kaminer, Moshe Nussinovitch, Benjamin Volovitz, Merav Lidar, Naomi Nussinovitch, Avi Livneh

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Article in Clinical rheumatology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Cardiac disease in familial Mediterranean fever.Rheumatology international · 2018
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  6. Article
  7. QT interval variability in body surface ECG: measurement, physiological basis, and clinical value: position statement and consensus guidance endorsed by the European Heart Rhythm Association jointly with the ESC Working Group on Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2016
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  9. Familial Mediterranean fever: An updated review.European journal of rheumatology · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Udi NussinovitchIsrael Naval Medical Institute, IDF Medical Corps, Haifa, Israel 31080. enussi@yahoo.com
Keren Kaminer
Moshe Nussinovitch
Benjamin Volovitz
Merav Lidar
Naomi Nussinovitch
Avi Livneh
Tel Aviv University · ILHaifa Medical Center · ILSheba Medical Center · IL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The association between familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), early atherosclerosis, and electrocardiographic markers for arrhythmias remains controversial. There are conflicting results as to the occurrence of high QT dispersion in FMF. The aim of the present study was to further investigate repolarization dynamics and other repolarization-associated pro-arrhythmogenic markers in FMF patients. To explore repolarization in FMF, patients who responded well to colchicine and patients who had not responded to colchicine, yet were amyloidosis-free, were included. We aimed to evaluate whether increased inflammatory burden, a characteristic of non-responsive patients, was specifically associated with abnormal repolarization. Included in the study were 53 FMF patients (27 colchicine non-responders) and 53 age- and sex-matched control subjects. Electrocardiograms were performed under strict standards. QT variability parameters were computed with custom-made computer software. No significant difference in any of the QT dynamic parameters was found in either FMF group compared with the healthy controls. Mean values of QT variability index, regardless of colchicine response, were similar to previously published results for healthy persons. In conclusion, patients with FMF who are continuously treated with colchicine and have not developed amyloidosis, regardless of their clinical response, have normal QT variability parameters, indicating normal repolarization dynamics and suggesting no increased risk of repolarization-associated cardiac arrhythmias.

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Drug ResistanceAdultArrhythmias, CardiacColchicineElectrocardiographyFamilial Mediterranean FeverFemaleGout SuppressantsHeart Conduction SystemHumansMaleColchicineGout Suppressants

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PMID22271228
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