Abstract Background Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder characterized by low
body weight, distorted body image, and an intense fear of gaining weight. Electrocardiogram …

Purpose Anorexia nervosa is a complex psychiatric condition with increased mortality. The
electrocardiogram (ECG) may show repolarization changes which may associate with an …

The electrocardiogram (ECG) provides important information regarding the heart rate and
heart rhythm in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). Up to one third of deaths in AN are due …

Background Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which cardiac arrhythmias and
sudden death are frequent causes of mortality, which makes electrocardiographic …

Background Anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with autonomic dysfunction and carries a
high risk of sudden death, putatively attributed to ventricular tachyarrhythmias. To date, long …

Background: The literature contains several cases of anorexia nervosa (AN) patients with
prolonged QTc interval. However, the risk of prolonged QTc interval is controversial and the …

Background Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which cardiac arrhythmias and
sudden death are frequent causes of mortality, which makes electrocardiographic …

Background Anorexia nervosa is associated with a markedly increased risk of sudden
cardiac death, but the mechanism has not been elucidated. Whether QT prolongation is an …

Objective During the starvation phase of anorexia nervosa (AN), cardiac and skeletal muscle
mass decreases, whereas electrocardiographic QT dispersion, a marker of arrhythmia risk …

Among psychiatric conditions, anorexia nervosa carries the highest mortality, in part due to
the propensity for rhythm disturbances among patients with advanced disease. Patients with …