Diurnal variation and dispersion in QT interval in cirrhosis: Relation to haemodynamic changes

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 373-380

  Hansen, Stig ^a   Møller, Søren ^a   Bendtsen, Flemming ^a   Jensen, Gorm ^a   Henriksen, Jens H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Central hypovolaemia; Cirrhosis; Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy; Delayed repolarisation; Prolonged QTC syndrome; QT variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT DISPERSION; QT INTERVAL; REPOLARIZATION;

AGED; BLOOD CIRCULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VOLUME; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOVOLEMIA; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547585104     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2007.03.013     Document Type: Article

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