Prevalence and risk factors for prolonged QT interval and QT dispersion in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Aims: Prolonged QT interval is associated with cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death. The present study determined the prevalence of prolonged QT interval and QT dispersion and defined their clinical and metabolic predictors in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: Cross-sectional study included 501 patients with type 2 diabetes.

Effect of left ventricular assist device implantation and heart transplantation on habitual physical activity and quality of life.

The present study defined the short- and long-term effects of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation and heart transplantation (HT) on physical activity and quality of life (QoL). Forty patients (LVAD, n = 14; HT, n = 12; and heart failure [HF], n = 14) and 14 matched healthy subjects were assessed for physical activity, energy expenditure, and QoL. The LVAD and HT groups were assessed postoperatively at 4 to 6 weeks (baseline) and 3, 6, and 12 months.