Einstein (São Paulo, Brazil)
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Einstein (Sao Paulo) · Jul 2017
Observational StudyThe effects of cigarette smoking on ventricular repolarization in adolescents.
To assess the association between cigarette smoking and ventricular arrhythmias in adolescents. Novel electrocardiographic parameters -Tp-e interval, as well as Tpe/QT and Tpe/QTc ratios - were used to make this assessment. ⋯ Cigarette smoking is associated with risk of ventricular arrhytmogenesis with prolonged Tp-e interval and increased Tpe/QT and Tpe/QTc ratios in adolescents.