Novel electrocardiographic parameters of altered repolarization in uncomplicated overweight and obesity

Obesity

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 875-881

  Braschi, Annabella ^a   Abrignani, Maurizio G ^b   Francavilla, Vincenzo C ^a   Francavilla, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b S Antonio Abate Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; QT APEX DISPERSION; QT DISPERSION; QT INTERVAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX RATIO; T END; T PEAK; T PEAK T END DISPERSION; T PEAK T END QT RATIO; T WAVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953194061     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2010.252     Document Type: Article

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