Effect of obstructive sleep apnea on QT dispersion: A potential mechanism of sudden cardiac death

Cardiology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-73

  Voigt, Louis ^a   Haq, Salman A ^b   Mitre, Cristina A ^c   Lombardo, Gerard ^b   Kassotis, John ^c,d  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

^d SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obstructive sleep apnea; QT dispersion; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT DISPERSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SUDDEN DEATH; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 79953191520     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324796     Document Type: Article

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