Effect of uncomplicated obesity on QT interval in young men

Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 209-213

  Arslan, Erol ^a   Yiǧiner, Ömer ^b   Yavaşoǧlu, Irfan ^a   Özçelik, Fatih ^c   Kardeşoǧlu, Ejder ^b   Nalbant, Selim ^b  

^a Departments of Internal Medicine   (Turkey)

^b GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c Gumussuyu Military Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Corrected QT; Prolonged QT interval; Uncomplicated obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; SUDDEN DEATH; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HYPERTENSION; LONG QT SYNDROME; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; OBESITY; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; REFERENCE VALUES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 77954755673     PISSN: 00323772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20452/pamw.927     Document Type: Article

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