Electrocardiography in women: Taking the initiative

Circulation

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 464-466

  Okin, Peter M ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Editorials; Electrocardiography; Epidemiology; Prognosis; Sex

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; T WAVE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASE; NOTE; SEX RATIO;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33644872795     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.581942     Document Type: Editorial

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