QT dispersion and heart rate variability abnormalities in alzheimer's disease and in mild cognitive impairment

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2135-2139

  Zulli, Roberto ^a   Nicosia, Franco ^a   Borroni, Barbara ^a   Agosti, Chiara ^a   Prometti, Paola ^a   Donati, Paolo ^a   De Vecchi, Massimiliano ^a   Romanelli, Giuseppe ^a   Grassi, Vittorio ^a   Padovani, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Heart rate variability; Mild cognitive impairment; QT dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; POPULATION; QT DISPERSION; SMOKING HABIT;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ITALY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 29344461485     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00508.x     Document Type: Article

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