Heart rate and catecholamine contribution to QT interval shortening on exercise

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 513-518

  Davey, Patrick ^a   Bateman, Jeffrey ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Exercise; Pacemaker; QT interval

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PACEMAKER; QT INTERVAL;

EID: 0032803324     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960220805     Document Type: Article

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