Cardiovascular disease in Chinese type 2 diabetic women is associated with a prolonged QTc interval

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-80

  Ko, Gary T C ^a   Chan, Juliana C N ^a   Critchley, Julian A J H ^a   Cockram, Clive S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Chinese; Diabetes mellitus; QTc interval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SEX; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033768464     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(00)00372-7     Document Type: Article

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