Prolonged PR interval, first-degree heart block and adverse cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Chun Shing Kwok; Muhammad Rashid; Rhys Beynon; Diane Barker; Ashish Patwala; Adrian Morley-Davies; Duwarakan Satchithananda; James Nolan; Phyo K Myint; Iain Buchan; Yoon K Loke; Mamas A Mamas

doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308956

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Arrhythmias and sudden death

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Prolonged PR interval, first-degree heart block and adverse cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Chun Shing Kwok Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institutes of Science and Technology in Medicine and Primary Care and Health Sciences, Stoke-on-Trent, UK The Heart Centre, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Muhammad Rashid Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institutes of Science and Technology in Medicine and Primary Care and Health Sciences, Stoke-on-Trent, UK Cardiology Department, St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospital (NHS) Trust, Whiston Hospital, Prescot, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rhys Beynon The Heart Centre, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Diane Barker The Heart Centre, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ashish Patwala The Heart Centre, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Adrian Morley-Davies The Heart Centre, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Duwarakan Satchithananda The Heart Centre, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
James Nolan Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institutes of Science and Technology in Medicine and Primary Care and Health Sciences, Stoke-on-Trent, UK The Heart Centre, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Phyo K Myint Epidemiology Group, The Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Iain Buchan Farr Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Yoon K Loke Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mamas A Mamas Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institutes of Science and Technology in Medicine and Primary Care and Health Sciences, Stoke-on-Trent, UK The Heart Centre, Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK Farr Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Chun Shing Kwok, Keele Cardiovascular Research Group, Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Guy Hilton Research Centre, Thornburrow Drive, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 7QB, UK; shingkwok{at}doctors.org.uk

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Kwok CS, Rashid M, Beynon R, et al

Prolonged PR interval, first-degree heart block and adverse cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Heart 2016;102:672-680.

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Received November 4, 2015
Revised December 31, 2015
Accepted January 8, 2016
First published February 15, 2016.

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June 24, 2016

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