Association between high sensitivity C-reactive protein, heart rate variability and corrected QT interval in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 368-374

  Lazzerini, Pietro Enea ^a   Acampa, Maurizio ^b   Capecchi, Pier Leopoldo ^a   Hammoud, Mohamed ^a   Maffei, Silvia ^b   Bisogno, Stefania ^a   Barreca, Cristiana ^a   Galeazzi, Mauro ^a   Laghi Pasini, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Autonomic dysfunction; Chronic inflammatory arthritis; Inflammation; QT interval

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPONDYLARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ARTHRITIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84878281361     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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