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However, prediction of TdP is challenging. We sought to determine if electrocardiographic myocardial repolarization heterogeneity is necessary and predictive of TdP.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We performed a case control study of TdP at a large urban hospital. We identified cases based on a hospital center electrocardiogram\u00a0(ECG) database search for tracings from 1\/2005 to 6\/2019 with heart rate corrected QT (QTc)\u2009&gt;\u2009500, QRS\u2009&lt;\u2009120, and heart rate (HR)\u2009&lt;\u200960, and a subsequent natural language search of electronic health records for the terms: TdP, polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, sudden cardiac death, and relevant variants. Controls were drawn in a 2:1 ratio to cases from a similar pool of ECGs, and matching for QTc, heart rate, sex, and age. We abstracted historical, laboratory, and ECG data using detailed written instructions and an electronic database. We included a second blinded data abstractor to test data abstraction and manual ECG measurement reliability. We used General Electric (GE) QT Guard software for automated repolarization measurements. We compared groups using unpaired statistics.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We included 75 cases and 150 controls. The number of current QTc prolonging medications and serum electrolytes were substantially the same between the two groups. We found no significant difference in measures of QT or T wave repolarization heterogeneity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Electrocardiographic repolarization heterogeneity is not greater in otherwise unselected patients with QTc prolongation who suffer TdP and does not appear predictive of TdP. 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