Prevalence of long and short QT in a young population of 41,767 predominantly male Swiss conscripts

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 652-657

  Kobza, Richard ^a   Roos, Markus ^a   Niggli, Bernhard ^a   Abächerli, Roger ^b   Lupi, Gianpiero A ^c   Frey, Franz ^c   Schmid, Johann Jakob ^b   Erne, Paul ^a  

^a LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Schiller AG   (Switzerland)

^c Serv med   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Corrected QT interval; Electrocardiography; Long QT syndrome; QT interval; Short QT syndrome; Young population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT QT SYNDROME; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64649104751     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.01.009     Document Type: Article

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