Rate-independent QT shortening during exercise in healthy subjects: Terminal repolarization does not shorten with exercise

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1284-1288

  Kannankeril, Prince J ^a,b   Harris, Paul A ^a   Norris, Kris J ^a   Warsy, Irfan ^a   Smith, Phillip D ^a   Roden, Dan M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; QT hysteresis; QT interval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYSTERESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; ST SEGMENT; T WAVE; TELEMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749131887     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01266.x     Document Type: Article

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