Prevalence of increased QT interval duration and dispersion in type 2 diabetic patients and its relationship with coronary heart disease: A population-based cohort

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 251, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 317-324

  Veglio, M ^a,d   Bruno, G ^b   Borra, M ^b   Macchia, G ^b   Bargero, G ^c   D'Errico, N ^b   Pagano, G F ^b   Cavallo Perin, P ^b  

^a Ospedale Evangelico Valdese   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c Ospedale S Spirito Casale Monferrato   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Diabetic neuropathy; Hypertension; QT interval; Survey

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; ITALY; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0036271934     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2002.00955.x     Document Type: Article

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