QT dispersion and heart rate predict the risk of sudden unexpected cardiac death in men: The Manitoba follow-up study

Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-33

  Edward Cuddy, Thomas ^a   Halli, Priyanka S ^b   Tate, Robert B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT DISPERSION; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MANITOBA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 63849328970     PISSN: 1520037X     EISSN: 17517141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7141.2008.00016.x     Document Type: Article

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