Assertion: interval prolongation | /r/AtLocation | patient
Facets:
value: commonly
type: DEGREE
value: in cardiac care units
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: QT c interval prolongation occurs commonly in patients in cardiac units.9
text: QT c interval prolongation occurs commonly in patients in cardiac care units, and patients with QT c interval are routinely prescribed QT c interval–prolonging drugs despite the enhanced risk.10 Although independent risk factors for QT c interval prolongation and associated TdP are well documented,1,3,4 validated methods of quantifying the risk for the purpose of identifying hospitalized patients at greatest susceptibility have not been previously described.