Autonomic effects on QT-RR interval dynamics after exercise

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 294, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Sundaram, Sri ^a   Carnethon, Mercedes ^a   Polito, Karla ^a   Kadish, Alan H ^a   Goldberger, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart rate recovery; Parasympathetic; QT interval

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RR INTERVAL;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ATROPINE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PROPRANOLOL; REFERENCE VALUES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38149064328     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00046.2007     Document Type: Article

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