Autonomic dysfunction associates with prolongation of QT intervals and blunted night BP in obese women with visceral obesity

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Esposito, Katherine ^a   Nicoletti, G ^a   Marzano, S ^a   Gualdiero, P ^a   Carusone, C ^a   Marfella, R ^a   Beneduce, F ^b   Giugliano, D ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Ospedale S Leonardo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambulatory BP; Autonomic dysfunction; Hyperinsulinemia; QT intervals; Visceral obesity

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HIP; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGHT; OBESITY; OSCILLATION; PREDICTION; RR INTERVAL; SPECTROSCOPY; VAGUS NERVE; VISCERA;

EID: 12244310474     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03344061     Document Type: Article

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