Changes in ECG pattern with advancing age

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 97-101

  Khane, Rupali Sachin ^a   Surdi, Anil D ^b   Bhatkar, Rajamati Shakar ^a  

^a D Y PATIL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Dr Vaishampayan Memorial Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Bundle branch block; Cardiovascular disease epidemiology; Left axis deviation; Sinus bradycardia; ST T wave abnormalities; Ventricular premature beats

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL INDICATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; Q WAVE; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84856817408     PISSN: 03341534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JBCPP.2011.017     Document Type: Article

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