Electrocardiographic changes in centenarians: A study on 42 subjects and comparison with the literature

Gerontology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 216-220

  Basile, Giorgio ^a   Cucinotta, Maria Despina ^a   Figliomeni, Paolo ^a   Lo Balbo, Claudia ^a   Maltese, Giuseppe ^a   Lasco, Antonino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Centenarians; Electrocardiogram; Hypertension; Longevity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CENTENARIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MALE; PR INTERVAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; T WAVE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84860348258     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000330801     Document Type: Article

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