Gender differences in the effect of auditory stimuli on ventricular repolarization in healthy subjects

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 653-657

  Nakagawa, Mikiko ^a   Sekine, Yasuko ^a   Ono, Mari ^a   Taniguchi, Yayoi ^a   Takahashi, Naohiko ^a   Yonemochi, Hidetoshi ^a   Saikawa, Tetsunori ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Auditory stimuli; Gender difference; QT interval; Sympathetic tone; T wave

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RR INTERVAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; T WAVE AMPLITUDE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 66549087739     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01401.x     Document Type: Article

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