Heritability of ECG measurements in adult male twins

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages 64-68

  Russell, M W ^a   Law, I ^a   Sholinsky, P ^a   Fabsitz, R R ^a  

^a Box 0204   (United States)

Author keywords

ECG measurements; Heart rate; Heritability; Twins; Ventricular repolarization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HERITABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TWINS;

EID: 0031894666     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(98)80034-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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