QT dispersion in uncomplicated familial Mediterranean fever

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1353-1356

  Nussinovitch, Naomi ^a   Livneh, Avi ^a,b   Katz, Keren ^a   Langevitz, Pnina ^a,b   Feld, Olga ^a,b   Nussinovitch, Moshe ^a,c   Volovitz, Benjamin ^a,c   Lidar, Merav ^a,b   Nussinovitch, Udi ^a,d  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HELLER INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^c SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^d SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atherosclerosis; Familial Mediterranean fever; QT dispersion (QTd)

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT DISPERSION; QT INTERVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649324784     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-010-1434-2     Document Type: Article

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