Age-dependent influence of T wave amplitude on short period temporal dispersion in healthy subjects

• Published in: Journal of electrocardiology Vol. 89; p. 153883
• Main Authors: Piccirillo, Gianfranco, Moscucci, Federica, Mezzadri, Martina, Caltabiano, Cristina, Cisaria, Giovanni, Vizza, Guendalina, De Santis, Valerio, Giuffrè, Marco, Stefano, Sara, Scinicariello, Claudia, Lospinuso, Ilaria, Sciomer, Susanna, Rossi, Pietro, Desideri, Giovambattista
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2025
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Age-dependent ECG markers; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging - physiology; Cardiovascular; Child; Electrocardiography - methods; Female; Head-up tilt test; Heart Conduction System - physiology; Heart Rate - physiology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial repolarization; Reference Values; Reproducibility of Results; Young Adult; Myocardial repolarization; Age-dependent ECG markers; Head-up tilt test

T wave amplitude and repolarization variability in ECG showed inverse correlations. Sympathetic activation, induced by head-up tilt, is associated to a reduced T wave amplitude. Noninvasive hemodynamic and ECG data from three healthy subjects' groups (Group 1: 10–19 years-old; Group 2: 40–49 ye...