QT dispersion and left ventricular hypertrophy in athletes: Relationship with angiotensin-converting enzyme I/D polymorphism

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 387-393

  Tanriverdi, Halil ^a,b   Kaftan, H Asuman ^a   Evrengul, Harun ^a   Dursunoglu, Dursun ^a   Turgut, Günfer ^a   Kiliç, Mustafa ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b PAMGEN ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

ACE I D polymorphism; Athlete; QT dispersion; Ventricular hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QT DISPERSION; TRAINING;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORTS;

EID: 23644459833     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.60.4.2004987     Document Type: Article

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