Dispersion of the QT interval and autonomic modulation of heart rate in hypertensive men with and without left ventricular hypertrophy

Hypertension

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-21

  Perkiömäki, Juha S ^a,b   Ikäheimo, Markku J ^a   Pikkujämsä, Sirkku M ^a   Rantala, Asko ^a   Lilja, Mauno ^a   Kesäniemi, Y Antero ^a   Huikuri, Heikki V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

electrocardiography; heart rate; hypertension, chronic; hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029957886     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.28.1.16     Document Type: Article

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