Relations between QRS|T angle, cardiac risk factors, and mortality in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 981-987

  Whang, William ^a   Shimbo, Daichi ^a   Levitan, Emily B ^b   Newman, Jonathan D ^a   Rautaharju, Pentti M ^c   Davidson, Karina W ^a   Muntner, Paul ^b  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; THIRD NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY;

EID: 84858750293     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.11.027     Document Type: Article

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