Hormone replacement therapy and ventricular repolarization: The verdict is not out yet

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 165-166

  Sbarouni, Eftihia ^a   Kremastinos, Dimitrios Th ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; PROBUCOL;

DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034664913     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(00)00316-8     Document Type: Editorial

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