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We have now examined the dispersion of QT and its components QRS and JT, in an attempt to determine whether any association exists between these measurements and the presence of VT in these patients.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Methods and Results<\/jats:italic>\n                    QRS duration and QT\/QRS\/JT dispersion were measured manually from standard ECGs in 10 syncopal rTOF patients (21.4\u00b14.6 years after repair; group 1) with QRS\u2265180 ms and with documented VT and were compared with 9 rTOF patients with QRS \u2265180 ms and no VT (group 2), 40 rTOF patients with QRS &lt;180 ms and no clinical arrhythmias (group 3), and 40 nontetralogy control subjects (20 with right bundle-branch block [group 4] and 20 with normal ECG patterns [group 5]). Mean QT dispersion (62\u00b136 ms) in the tetralogy patients was greater than in the nontetralogy control subjects (34\u00b110 ms,\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;.001). There were significant differences in all measured parameters between groups 1 and 3 and more importantly between groups 1 and 2. QRS dispersion in group 1 also correlated with QRS duration but not with JT dispersion.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>\n                    Our data suggest that both depolarization and repolarization abnormalities are associated with VT after rTOF. Furthermore, increased QT, QRS, and JT dispersions, combined with a QRS\u2265180 ms, refine risk stratification for VT in these patients.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1161\/01.cir.95.2.401","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,6,11]],"date-time":"2012-06-11T20:41:02Z","timestamp":1339447262000},"page":"401-404","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1161\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":138,"title":["Depolarization-Repolarization Inhomogeneity After Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot"],"prefix":"10.1161","volume":"95","author":[{"given":"Michael A.","family":"Gatzoulis","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"the Royal Brompton Hospital, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jan A.","family":"Till","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"the Royal Brompton Hospital, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrew N.","family":"Redington","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"the Royal Brompton Hospital, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_1_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1056\/NEJM199308263290901"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","unstructured":"Rosing DR Borer JS Kent KM Maron BJ Seides SF Morrow AG Epstein SE. 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