QT dispersion in the surface electrocardiogram in elderly patients with major depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 197-200

  Nahshoni, Eitan ^a,c   Aizenberg, Dov ^a,c   Strasberg, Boris ^b,c   Dorfman, Pnina ^a,c   Sigler, Mayanit ^a,c   Imbar, Shula ^b,c   Weizman, Abraham ^a,c  

^a GEHA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Depression; Elderly; QT dispersion; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034597757     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(99)00142-1     Document Type: Article

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