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ReviewAging medicine (Milton (N.S.W))2024

Relationship between Alzheimer dementia and QT interval: A meta-analysis.

Simon W Rabkin

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Review in Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Aging-Induced QT Prolongation as a Potential Contributor to Longevity.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Simon W RabkinDivision of Cardiology University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8923-1152

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While the link between aging and mortality from dementia is widely appreciated, the mechanism is not clear. The objective of this study was to determine whether there is a direct relationship between Alzheimer dementia (AD) and the QT interval, because the latter has been related to cardiac mortality. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted after a Medline and EMBASE search using terms "Alzheimer disease or Dementia AND QT interval, QT dispersion or cardiac repolarization." Four studies with control groups were identified. There were significant differences in QT interval between individuals with AD vs individuals without dementia (controls) (odds ratio (OR)1.665 [random effects model] and 1.879 [fixed effect model]) (

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Alzheimer dementiadementiameta‐analysismild cognitive impairmentQT dispersionQT intervalQT variability

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PMID38725696
PMCPMC11077339

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