Editorial commentary: Modulation of the QT interval by gender and age

Bazett noted in 1920 that women have a longer QT interval than men, an observation confirmed by multiple subsequent studies. In the last several decades we have learned much more about the effect of gender and age on the QT interval, as well as the role of sex hormones in modulating cardiac myocyte behavior, and the interaction between age, gender, and long QT syndrome mutations. In the current issue of “Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine,” Vink et al. [1] provide an in-depth review of the effects of gender and age on the QT interval in normal subjects and in patients with long QT syndrome.
Source: Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research