A twin study of metabolic syndrome and autonomic tone

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 422-428

  Gehi, Anil K ^a   Lampert, Rachel ^c   Veledar, Emir ^b   Lee, Forrester ^c   Goldberg, Jack ^e   Jones, Linda ^b   Murrah, Nancy ^b   Ashraf, Ali ^b   Vaccarino, Viola ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Vietnam Era Twin Registry   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate variability; Metabolic syndrome; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEATH; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DOWN-REGULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 63049140132     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01363.x     Document Type: Article

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