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Does qt interval vary over the course of a day? had two ekgs done on same day - at different places - and both were normal, but different.

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Dr. Chris Sadeh answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

QT interval varies: with Heart Rate. The "corrected" QT interval tries to standardize this but there are a number of different correction formulas and the calculation for each EKG machine may have been resulted using different methods. The key is it is not abnormal. So worry not.

Answered 11/27/2017

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Variation: Since your heart is a dynamic organ, it works on demand and is affected by physical activities, emotional status, food intake (caffeine) etc . The heart rate , and amplitude may vary all day long. However, your QT interval should not vary much at all .

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