Effect of Smoking on Tp-e Interval, Tp-e/QT and Tp-e/QTc Ratios as Indices of Ventricular Arrhythmogenesis

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 827-832

  Taşolar, Hakan ^a   Balli, Mehmet ^a   Bayramoğlu, Adil ^b   Otlu, Yilmaz Ömür ^c   Çetin, Mustafa ^a   Altun, Burak ^d   Çakici, Musa ^a  

^a ADIYAMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Elbistan State Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Kars State Hospital   (Turkey)

^d ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Nicotine; Smokers; Tp e interval; Tp e QT ratio; Ventricular arrhythmogenesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTP E INTERVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SMOKING; TP E INTERVAL; TP E QT RATIO; TP E QTC RATIO; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; SMOKING;

EID: 84923780878     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.03.016     Document Type: Article

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