Sex differences in QTc interval and QT dispersion: Dynamics during exercise and recovery in healthy subjects

American Heart Journal

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 858-864

  Chauhan, Vijay S ^a   Krahn, Andrew D ^a   Walker, Bruce D ^a   Klein, George J ^a   Skanes, Allan C ^a   Yee, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYSTERESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0036847968     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(02)80021-7     Document Type: Article

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