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Several studies have been conducted to determine the evolution of the QT interval in childhood from birth, but only in full-term newborns. However, data on the QT interval in pre-term infants are extremely scarce. The objective was to describe the development of the QT interval in premature infants.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1047951111001958_abs2\" sec-type=\"general\"><jats:title>Material and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>In a prospective monocentric study in a neonatal intensive care unit, pre-term newborns born before 37 weeks of gestation without congenital heart disease, family history of long QT, unstable haemodynamic status, or administration of drugs inducing QT interval prolongation were included with parental consent. An electrocardiogram was recorded in similar conditions weekly until discharge in each child. The corrected QT was calculated with Bazett's formula.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1047951111001958_abs3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In all, 309 echocardiograms were recorded in 87 children, with gestational age ranging from 24\u201336 weeks. QT first increased after birth in very premature infants \u2013 less than 30 weeks of gestation \u2013 and then started to decrease, whereas it only decreased in more mature infants. When plotted against postmenstrual age, QT first increased, and then decreased after 32 weeks.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1047951111001958_abs4\" sec-type=\"discussion\"><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our data suggest that the QT interval varies with postmenstrual age in very premature infants, reaching a peak at 32 weeks. These developmental changes may induce specific vulnerability to QT-lengthening medications in premature infants. 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