Effect of acute hyperinsulinemia on ventricular repolarization in uncomplicated obesity

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 161-163

  Iacobellis, Gianluca ^a,b   Curione, Mario ^a   Di Bona, Simonetta ^a   Ribaudo, Maria Cristina ^a   Zappaterreno, Alessandra ^a   Vecci, Elio ^a   Di Mario, Umberto ^a   Leonetti, Frida ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Insulin; QTc interval; Uncomplicated obesity

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN INFUSION; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT DISPERSION; QT INTERVAL;

EID: 13844318794     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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