QT interval dispersion in young women with anorexia nervosa

Objectives: To evaluate the degree of QT dispersion in a group of young women in the starvation phase of anorexia nervosa (AN) and its relation to left ventricular (LV) mass. Study design: Sixteen patients with self-induced starvation were matched with 16 women of normal weight and 16 constitutional...

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Published in:The Journal of pediatrics 2002-04, Vol.140 (4), p.456-460
Main Authors: Galetta, Fabio, Franzoni, Ferdinando, Cupisti, Adamasco, Belliti, Deanna, Prattichizzo, Fernando, Rolla, Mimma
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anorexia Nervosa - metabolism
Anorexia Nervosa - physiopathology
Body Weight - physiology
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Rate - physiology
Heart Ventricles - diagnostic imaging
Hormones - metabolism
Humans
Italy
Women's Health
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Summary:Objectives: To evaluate the degree of QT dispersion in a group of young women in the starvation phase of anorexia nervosa (AN) and its relation to left ventricular (LV) mass. Study design: Sixteen patients with self-induced starvation were matched with 16 women of normal weight and 16 constitutionally thin women (body mass index
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1067/mpd.2002.122726