The effects of body mass index on surface electrocardiograms in young adults

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 646-651

  Nasir, Javed M ^a,b   Rubal, Bernard J ^a   Jones, Samuel O ^a   Shah, Anand D ^a  

^a Department of Cardiology   (United States)

^b KEESLER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Body mass index; ECG; Electrocardiogram

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; T WAVE; T WAVE AMPLITUDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867840383     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2012.07.022     Document Type: Article

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