Electrocardiographic Screening for Prolonged QT Interval to Reduce Sudden Cardiac Death in Psychiatric Patients: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Poncet, Antoine; Gencer, Baris; Blondon, Marc; Gex-Fabry, Marianne; Combescure, Christophe; Shah, Dipen; Schwartz, Peter J.; Besson, Marie; Girardin, François

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127213

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Electrocardiographic Screening for Prolonged QT Interval to Reduce Sudden Cardiac Death in Psychiatric Patients: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

ContributorsPoncet, Antoine; Gencer, Baris; Blondon, Marc

; Gex-Fabry, Marianne; Combescure, Christophe

; Shah, Dipen; Schwartz, Peter J.; Besson, Marie; Girardin, François

Published inPloS one, vol. 10, no. 6, e0127213

Publication date2015

Abstract

Sudden cardiac death is a leading cause of mortality in psychiatric patients. Long QT (LQT) is common in this population and predisposes to Torsades-de-Pointes (TdP) and subsequent mortality.

Keywords

Adult
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Death, Sudden, Cardiac/epidemiology/etiology
Electrocardiography/economics
Female
Heart Conduction System/abnormalities
Humans
Male
Mass Screening
Mental Disorders/complications/epidemiology
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Probability
Quality-Adjusted Life Years
Risk Factors
Torsades de Pointes/complications/diagnosis/epidemiology
Young Adult

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PONCET, Antoine et al. Electrocardiographic Screening for Prolonged QT Interval to Reduce Sudden Cardiac Death in Psychiatric Patients: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. In: PloS one, 2015, vol. 10, n° 6, p. e0127213. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127213

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PID : unige:88762
DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0127213
PMID : 26070071

Journal ISSN1932-6203

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Electrocardiographic Screening for Prolonged QT Interval to Reduce Sudden Cardiac Death in Psychiatric Patients: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Sudden cardiac death is a leading cause of mortality in psychiatric patients. Long QT (LQT) is common in this population and predisposes to Torsades-de-Pointes (TdP) and subsequent mortality.

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