Patterns of QT dispersion in athletic and hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 252-256

  Lonati, Laura Maria ^a,b   Magnaghi, Gaia ^a   Bizzi, Caterina ^a   Leonetti, Gastone ^a  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b Division of Cardiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athlete's heart; Hypertension; LVH; QT dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT DISPERSION; TRAINING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; SPORTS;

EID: 3843141766     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2004.93565.x     Document Type: Article

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