Impaired fasting glucose, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease risk factors are associated with prolonged QTc duration. Results from the third national health and nutrition examination survey

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 227-233

  Brown, David W ^a   Giles, Wayne H ^a   Greenlund, Kurt J ^a   Valdez, Rodolfo ^b   Croft, Janet B ^a  

^a Division of Adult and Community Health

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular Disease; Diabetes; Epidemiology; QT Duration; Risk Factors

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RISK FACTOR;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; C-PEPTIDE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034878513     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: 17418275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174182670100800407     Document Type: Article

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