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The multivariate analyses showed that female sex and hypokalemia were independent risk factors for severe QTc prolongation in patients with SAH.
A higher dose is required in patients with hypokalemia.
Recent work showed that there were some relationships between serum catecholamine levels and QT intervals during the acute phase of SAH [ 1 6 ] . However, one cannot refute the possibility that the catecholamine surge may influence the QT interval indirectly via hypokalemia, because hypokalemia (as well as hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia) can cause a prolongation in the QT interval [ 4 7 8 9 ] .
Recent evidence suggested that adrenaline-induced hypokalemia resulted from stimulation of a β-adrenoceptor linked to membrane Na +/K +-ATPase, causing potassium influx [ 5 28 ] . On the other hand, there was no correlation between serum cate-cholamine level and QTc interval in the present series.
• Female sex and hypokalemia are independent risk factors for severe QTc prolongation in patients with SAH