Open AccessThe relation between QT interval and T-wave variables in hypertensive patients
Author(s) -
Ioana Mozoş,
Corina Şerban
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.84433
Subject(s) - qt interval , cardiology , medicine , left ventricular hypertrophy , electrocardiography , heart rate , blood pressure
The standard 12-lead ECG (electrocardiogram) continues to be the most frequently recorded noninvasive test in medicine. A prolonged ECG QT interval and Tpeak-Tend (Tpe) interval are predictors of ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death.