QT dispersion in athletic left ventricular hypertrophy

American Heart Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 4 I, 1999, Pages 678-681

  Mayet, J ^a   Kanagaratnam, P ^a   Shahi, M ^a   Senior, R ^a   Doherty, M ^a   Poulter, N R ^a   Sever, P S ^a   Handler, C E ^a   McG Thom, S A ^a   Foale, R A ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDURANCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAINING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032911216     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(99)70222-X     Document Type: Article

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