Sex, hormones, and repolarization

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 740-751

  Pham, Thai V ^a   Rosen, Michael R ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia (mechanisms); Gender; Hormones; Long QT syndrome; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; AZIMILIDE; DOFETILIDE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; QUINIDINE; SEX HORMONE;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEATH; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFECT; GENDER; GONADECTOMY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

AGING; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; PHENETHYLAMINES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SEX; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 0037083795     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(01)00429-1     Document Type: Review

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