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While some studies suggest eating disorders inherently lead to QTc prolongation, emerging evidence suggests extrinsic factors may play a greater role.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective chart review evaluates QTc interval prolongation in pediatric patients with eating disorders at a tertiary children's hospital. Demographic factors, ECGs, electrolyte levels, and the use of QTc-prolonging medications were analyzed to evaluate their association with QTc prolongation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 435 patients, 405 had normal QTc intervals (&amp;lt;440 ms), 8 were borderline prolonged (440\u2013460 ms), and 22 had prolonged intervals (&amp;gt;460 ms) using the Bazett calculation. Mean QTc values differed significantly across eating disorder subtypes (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.0063), with the longest values observed in bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder, and the shortest in anorexia nervosa. Patients taking one or more QTc-prolonging medications had a longer mean QTc interval than those not taking medications (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). There were significant inverse correlations between serum calcium (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.0001), magnesium (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.01), and potassium (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.003) levels and QTc length.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings suggest QTc-prolonging medications and electrolyte abnormalities can be associated with longer QTc intervals in pediatric patients with eating disorders and should continue to be monitored as modifiable risk factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fped.2026.1854024","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,26]],"date-time":"2026-06-26T04:32:56Z","timestamp":1782448376000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["QTc interval prolongation in pediatric eating disorder population"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Emily","family":"Kacer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Michael G. 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