Prolongation of QTc and risk of stroke: The regards (REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1460-1467

  Soliman, Elsayed Z ^a   Howard, George ^b   Cushman, Mary ^c   Kissela, Brett ^d   Kleindorfer, Dawn ^d   Le, Anh ^b   Judd, Suzanne ^b   McClure, Leslie A ^b   Howard, Virginia J ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

electrocardiogram; QTc; REGARDS; stroke risk

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHY; HAZARD RATIO; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT PROLONGATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859611700     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.01.025     Document Type: Article

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