Abnormal ventricular repolarization in hypertensive patients: Role of sympatho-vagal imbalance and left ventricular hypertrophy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-62

  Passino, Claudio ^a   Franzoni, Ferdinando ^b   Gabutti, Alessandra ^b   Poletti, Roberta ^a   Galetta, Fabio ^b   Emdin, Michele ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Athletes; Autonomic nervous system; Hypertension; Hypertrophy; QT interval

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUTOMATION; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SPECTROSCOPY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 4444317882     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.07.029     Document Type: Article

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