The relation of thyroid function and ventricular repolarization: Decreased serum thyrotropin levels are associated with short rate-adjusted QT intervals

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4938-4942

  Dörr, Marcus ^a   Ruppert, Jörg ^a   Robinson, Daniel M ^a   Kors, Jan A ^b   Felix, Stephan B ^a   Völzke, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SHORT QT INTERVAL; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33845506873     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1017     Document Type: Article

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