Circadian variations of QTc dispersion: Is it a clue to morning increase of sudden cardiac death?

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-106

  Batur, M Kemal ^a   Aksöyek, Serdar ^a,b   Oto, Ali ^a   Yildirir, Aylin ^a   Özer, Necla ^a   Atalar, Enver ^a   Aytemir, Kudret ^a   Kabakci, Giray ^a   Övünç, Kenan ^a   Özmen, Ferhan ^a   Kes, Sirri ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Diurnal variation; QT dispersion; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QT INTERVAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0345369284     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960220209     Document Type: Article

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