Gender differences in the long QT syndrome: Effects of β-adrenoceptor blockade

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 770-776

  Conrath, Chantal E ^a   Wilde, Arthur A M ^b   Jongbloed, Rosalie J E ^c   Alders, Mariëlle ^b   Van Langen, Irene M ^b   Peter Van Tintelen, J ^d   Doevendans, Pieter A ^e,f   Opthof, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adrenergic (ant)agonists; ECG; Gender; Long QT syndrome; QT dispersion

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KCNQ POTASSIUM CHANNELS; KCNQ1 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MUTATION; MUTATION, MISSENSE; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; SEX;

EID: 0037083958     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(01)00477-1     Document Type: Article

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