Effects and outcome of haemodialysis on QT intervals and QT dispersion in patients with chronic kidney disease

Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-23

  Familoni, O B ^a   Alebiosu, C O ^a   Ayodele, O E ^b  

^a State University Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b Lautech University Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; QT DISPERSION; QT INTERVAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646262864     PISSN: 10159657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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