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Influence of food intake on the QT and QT/RR relation

Bram Sciot1, Bert Vandenberk2, Suzy Huijghebaert

  • 1Department Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Journal of Electrocardiology
|July 17, 2016
PubMed
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Keywords:
Heart rateMeal intakeQT correctionQT intervalThorough QT studies

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