QT dispersion in elderly athletes with left ventricular hypertrophy

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 233-237

  Galetta, F ^a   Franzoni, F ^a   Santoro, G ^a   Prattichizzo, F ^b   Femia, F R ^a   Pastine, F ^a   Pentimone, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Department of Internal Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly athletes; Left ventricular hypertrophy; QT dispersion

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDURANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; QT DISPERSION; QT INTERVAL; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING;

AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REFERENCE VALUES; SPORTS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0038131080     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-39499     Document Type: Article

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