Effect of physical training on QTc interval in elderly people

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-116

  Schuit, Albertine J ^a,e   Dekker, Jacqueline M ^b   De Vegt, Femmie ^a   Verheij, Ton C ^c   Rijneke, Rob D ^d   Schouten, Evert G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c General Hospital Arnhem   (Netherlands)

^d RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly persons; Exercise; QTc interval; Resting heart rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TRAINING;

EID: 0031921410     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(98)90041-3     Document Type: Article

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