Acute reduction of ventricular volume decreases QT interval dispersion in elderly subjects with and without heart failure

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 288, Issue 5 57-5, 2005, Pages

  De Carvalho, Francine C ^a   Consolim Colombo, Fernanda M ^a   Pastore, Carlos Alberto ^a   Rubira, Marcelo C ^a   Menegüetti, José Claudio ^a   Krieger, Eduardo Moacyr ^a   Wajngarten, Mauricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Cardiomyopathy; Ischemic disease; Lower body negative pressure; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; RADIOISOTOPE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE; MALE; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT DISPERSION; VENOUS RETURN;

EID: 18044377628     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00427.2004     Document Type: Article

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