Spatial QRS-T angle: Association with diabetes and left ventricular performance

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 608-613

  Voulgari, Ch ^a   Tentolouris, N ^a,e   Moyssakis, I ^b   Dilaveris, P ^a,d   Gialafos, E ^b   Papadogiannis, D ^a   Votteas, V ^b   Cokkinos, D V ^c   Stefanadis, Ch ^a,d   Katsilambros, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^d HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^e Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Glycaemic control; Myocardial performance index; Spatial QRS T angle; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Vectorcardiography

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SPATIAL QRS T ANGLE; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGE FACTORS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33747046342     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2006.01697.x     Document Type: Article

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