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Letter to the Editor

QTc and Metabolic Parameters

W. Victor R. Vieweg, MD

Published: May 15, 2006

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Sir: My colleagues and I have been interested in QTc interval prolongation, torsade de pointes, and antipsychotic drugs for some time.1-9 The article by Mackin and Young10 in the November 2005 issue of the Journal has sufficient limitations both in its own right and as a model for a larger study to stimulate the following comments:

  • In the Introduction, Mackin and Young assert a need to examine "the relationship between QTc interval, antipsychotic use, and metabolic dysfunction."10(p1387)

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