@article{M Mujtaba Ali, M Abdul Quddus, Arslan Shahzad, M Fareed Khan, Sheikh Taqqi Anwar, Kapeel Raja_2020, title={A Comparison of QTc Abnormalities in Cirrhotics with Non-Cirrohotic}, volume={24}, url={http://journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/1449}, DOI={10.37939/jrmc.v24i4.1449}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective</strong>: To compare the frequency of prolonged QTc interval in cirrhotics with non-cirrhotics having chronic liver disease.</p> <p><strong>Study design</strong>: Cohort study</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of study:</strong> Department of Gastroenterology AK CMH/Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hospital Rawalakot Azad Kashmir. Six months; (27-03-2019 to 26-09-2019)</p> <p><strong>Materials and Methods</strong>: One hundred patients with liver cirrhosis (group I) and 100 non-cirrhotic patients ((group II) had 12 lead ECG. QT interval was calculated. And the patients were evaluated for presence of prolonged QT interval.  Statistical significant determined by chi-square test (p< 0.05 was taken as significant). </p> <p><strong>Results</strong>:  The mean QTc duration in Group I was 0.536 + 0.012 seconds and group II was 0.431 + 0.015 seconds (p < 0.05). Prolonged QTc interval was present among 36(36%) patients in Group I and in 6 (6%) patients in Group II. (p < 0.05).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: Our study findings revealed that cirrhotic patients have more chances of developing the QTc abnormalities as compared to the patients without the presence of cirrhotic liver.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College}, author={M Mujtaba Ali, M Abdul Quddus, Arslan Shahzad, M Fareed Khan, Sheikh Taqqi Anwar, Kapeel Raja, M Mujtaba Ali, M Abdul Quddus, Arslan Shahzad, M Fareed Khan, Sheikh Taqqi Anwar, Kapeel Raja}, year={2020}, month={Dec.} }