Effect of exercise induced hypoxaemia on myocardial repolarisation in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 572-576

  Smith, Robin P ^a   Johnson, Martin K ^a   Ashley, Joan ^a   Rudkin, Sharon T ^a   White, Roger J ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AIR; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; OXYGEN BREATHING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0031812950     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.7.572     Document Type: Article

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