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Interestingly, Reid and coworkers [ 28 ] showed that serum infused-adrenaline caused not only hypokalemia but also a prolongation in the QTc interval in normal volunteers, which appears to be highly consistent with the present findings in patients with SAH.
This concept has been strengthened by evidence from several in vitro models, in which pharmacological manipulations of gap junctional communication predictably affect the generation of seizures: blockers diminishing seizure, and enhancers increasing the seizures [ 4 ] . GJ channels can contribute to the prolongation of epileptiform discharges [ 5 ] .
Hypokalemia and many types of electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormality are observed during the acute phase of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) [ 1 2 3 ] . Among ECG abnormalities, a prolongation of the QT interval, especially when associated with hypokalemia, deserves particular attention because it is frequently observed in those patients who develop life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias such as tor-sades de pointes [ 1 2 4 ] . However, the pathogeneses of these abnormalities during the acute phase of SAH have not yet been fully investigated.
Targeting of C/EBPα to the presumed centromeric G1/S checkpoint is insufficient for prolongation of G1
Severe QTc prolongation was more frequently found among SAH patients with hypokalemia (58.