Effect of blood gas derangement on QTc dispersion in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Evidence of an electropathy?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 287-292

  Sarubbi, Berardo ^b,c   Esposito, Vincenzo ^a   Ducceschi, Valentino ^b   Meoli, Ilernando ^a   Grella, Edoardo ^a   Santangelo, Lucio ^b   Iacano, Aldo ^b   Caputi, Mario ^a  

^a Ist Tisiol Malat Apparato R   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c Ist Medico Chir di Cardiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

arrhythmias; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; hypercapnia; hypoxia; QT interval; QTs dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANOXIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; LONG QT SYNDROME; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY HEART DISEASE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0031053431     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(96)02876-8     Document Type: Article

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