Main finding: prolonged QTc. The automated QTc can be inaccurate and should be manually checked on a clean repeat ECG, but a QTc around
519 ms, if confirmed, deserves prompt clinical review because QT prolongation can predispose to torsades de pointes, a dangerous ventricular arrhythmia. QT prolongation may be caused by medicines, low potassium/magnesium/calcium, bradycardia, medical illness, or less commonly inherited long-QT syndrome. The
clinical long-QT review advises diagnosis only after QTc prolongation is confirmed on repeated 12-lead ECGs.