Glycemia and corrected QT interval prolongation in young type 1 diabetic patients: What is the relation?

Diabetes Care

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 427-429

  Suys, Bert ^a,b   Heuten, Sara ^a   De Wolf, Daniel ^a,b   Verherstraeten, Marc ^a   De Beeck, Lieve Op ^a   Matthys, Dirk ^b   Vrints, Christiaan ^a   Rooman, Raoul ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; QT PROLONGATION; SCHOOL CHILD; BLOOD; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33646375717     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.29.02.06.dc05-1450     Document Type: Article

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