Prolonged QT interval predicts cardiac and all-cause mortality in the elderly. The Rotterdam Study
AIMS: To examine the association between heart-rate corrected QT prolongation and cardiac and all-cause mortality in the population-based Rotterdam Study among men and women aged 55 years or older and to compare the prognostic value of the QT interval, using different formulas to correct for heart rate. METHODS AND RESULTS: After exclusion of participants with arrhythmias or bundle branch block on the ECG, the study population consisted of 2083
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1999 |
Schlagwörter: | *Cause of Death / *Electrocardiography / Age Distribution / Aged / Cohort Studies / Comorbidity / Confidence Intervals / Coronary Disease/epidemiology/*mortality / Female / Humans / Long QT Syndrome/diagnosis/*epidemiology/physiopathology / Male / Middle aged / Netherlands / Predictive Value of Tests / Proportional Hazards Models / Risk Assessment / Sex Distribution / Survival Rate |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28786771 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/9064 |