Electrocardiographic abnormalities in centenarians: Impact on survival

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Rabũal Rey, Ramán ^a   Monte Secades, Rafael ^a   Gomez Gigirey, Adriana ^b   Pértega Díaz, Sonia ^c   Testa Fernández, Ana ^a   Pita Fernández, Salvador ^c   Casariego Vales, Emilio ^a  

^a SERGAS   (Spain)

^b Universidad de La Coruña   (Spain)

^c A Cor a University Hospital (CHUAC)   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MORTALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84862213781     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-12-15     Document Type: Article

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