QT interval as a cardiac risk factor in a middle aged population

Heart

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 543-548

  Karjalainen, J ^a   Reunanen, A ^b   Ristola, P ^c   Viitasalo, M ^d  

^a CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Kvaerner Masa Yards Helsinki New S   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiac risk factors; Cardiovascular mortality; QT interval; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0030871638     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.77.6.543     Document Type: Article

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