Mechanisms of sex and age differences in ventricular repolarization in humans

American Heart Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 749-756.e3

  Vicente, Jose ^a,b   Johannesen, Lars ^a,c   Galeotti, Loriano ^a   Strauss, David G ^a,d  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIAL; ADOLESCENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TESTOSTERONE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908353937     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.07.010     Document Type: Article

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