Markers of electrical instability in hypertensive patients with and without ventricular arrhythmias. Are they useful in identifying patients with different risk profiles?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 763-768

  Facchini, Mario ^a,c   Malfatto, Gabriella ^a   Ciambellotti, Francesca ^a   Riva, Beatrice ^a   Bragato, Renato ^a   Branzi, Giovanna ^a   Leonetti, Gastone ^b  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Ospedale San Luca   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Late potentials; QT dispersion; QT interval; Signal averaged ECG; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL;

EID: 0034130757     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200018060-00015     Document Type: Article

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