01276nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653002400080653001100104653001100115653001200126653000900138653001600147100001400163700001600177700001400193245005200207300001000259490000700269050003200276520068800308022001400996       1983                            d  c1983 Apr10aAdolescent10aAdult10aElectrocardiography10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged1 aZawar P B1 aChawhan R N1 aSwami R M00aElectrocardiographic changes in lepra reaction.  a197-90 v55  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The electrocardiographic (E.C.G.) changes were evaluated in 54 patients of lepra reaction. Abnormalities of the E.C.G. observed were in the form of prolongation of QTc in 24 (44.44%), ST-T changes in a (16.66%), bundle branch block and ventricular extrasystoles in 2 each (3.70%). The mean QTc interval in 64 normal adults was 0.41 second (S.D. +/- 0.03, range 0.36 to 0.44 second). It was 0.44 second (S.D. +/- 0.05, range 0.38 to 0.52 second) in patients of lepra reaction. The difference in the QTc values in the two groups was statistically significant (P less than 0.01). The E.C.G. abnormalities in patients of lepra reaction appears to be due to myocardial involvement.</p>  a0024-1024