Emotions that afflict the heart: Influence of the autonomic nervous system on temporal dispersion of myocardial repolarization

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-187

  Piccirillo, Gianfranco ^a   Magrì, Damiano ^a   Matera, Sabrina ^a   Marigliano, Vincenzo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTIONALITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RR INTERVAL; STRESS; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; EMOTIONS; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38849140872     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.01046.x     Document Type: Note

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