QT dispersion in adult hypertensives

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 631-636

  Sani, Isa Muhammad ^a,b   Solomon, Danbauchi Sulei ^a   Imhogene, Oyati Albert ^a   Ahmad, Alhassan Muhammad ^a   Bala, Garko Sani ^a  

^a Cardiology Unit ^*

^b Cardiology Unit   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Left ventricular hypertrophy; QT dispersion; Systemic arterial hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DIAMETER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART POSTERIOR WALL; HEART POSTERIOR WALL THICKNESS; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM THICKNESS; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OFFICE BLOOD PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT DISPERSION; SUDDEN DEATH; THICKNESS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33645656979     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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