Factors associated with a prolonged QT interval in liver cirrhosis patients

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-108

  Mozos, Ioana ^a   Costea, Camelia ^a   Serban, Corina ^a   Susan, Lelia ^a  

^a VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Liver cirrhosis; QT interval; Serum uric acid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URIC ACID;

EID: 79952042955     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.10.034     Document Type: Article

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