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Letter to the Editor

Dr. Macking and Young Reply

Paul Mackin, MB, BS, PhD, MRCPsych Allan H. Young, MB, ChB, PhD, FRCPsych

Published: May 15, 2006

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Sir: We thank Dr. Vieweg for his comments regarding ourrecent article.1Dr. Vieweg is correct to state that serum potassium concentrationhas an important bearing on cardiac repolarization, a factabout which we are well aware. There are also a number ofother risk factors for cardiac repolarization abnormalities thathave been reviewed elsewhere.2‘ ‹


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