Lack of correlation between QTc dispersion and morning blood pressure surge in recently diagnosed essential hypertensive patients

Circulation Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1288-1292

  Min, Woong Kim ^a   Bum, Soo Kim ^a   Hun, Sub Shin ^a   Byung, Jin Kim ^a   Ki, Chul Sung ^a   Jin, Ho Kang ^a   Man, Ho Lee ^a   Jung, Ro Park ^a   Hwa, Mock Kim ^a   Heung, Dae Kim ^a  

^a Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dipper; Morning BP surge; Nondipper; QTc dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QT DISPERSION;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34547586727     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.1288     Document Type: Article

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