QTc dispersion predicts cardiac mortality in the elderly the rotterdam study

Circulation

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 467-472

  De Bruyne, M C ^a   Hoes, A W ^a,b   Kors, J A ^a   Hofman, A ^a   Van Bemmel, J H ^a   Grobbee, D E ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age; Electrocardiography; Heart disease; QT dispersion; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0032501960     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.97.5.467     Document Type: Article

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