Diurnal pattern of QTc interval: How long is prolonged? Possible relation to circadian triggers of cardiovascular events

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 76-83

  Molnar, Janos ^a   Zhang, Feng ^a   Weiss, Jerry ^a   Ehlert, Frederick A ^a   Rosenthal, James E ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SLEEP; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030058329     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00426-2     Document Type: Article

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