Effect of obesity on P-wave dispersion and QT dispersion in women

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 957-961

  Seyfeli, E ^a   Duru, M ^a   Kuvandik, G ^a   Kaya, H ^a   Yalcin, F ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

P wave dispersion; QTc dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT DISPERSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONG QT SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SMOKING;

EID: 33744463875     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803233     Document Type: Article

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