The past five years have seen many scientific and biological discoveries made through the
experimental design of genome-wide association studies (GWASs). These studies were …

This paper presents the effectiveness of bioelectrical signals such as the electrocardiogram
(ECG) and the electroencephalogram (EEG) for biometric applications. Studies show that …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) generally refers to an unexpected death from a cardiovascular
cause in a person with or without preexisting heart disease. The specificity of this definition …

We estimate and partition genetic variation for height, body mass index (BMI), von
Willebrand factor and QT interval (QTi) using 586,898 SNPs genotyped on 11,586 unrelated …

Electrocardiographic measures are indicative of the function of the cardiac conduction
system. To search for sequence variants that modulate heart rate, PR interval and QRS …

Elevated resting heart rate is associated with greater risk of cardiovascular disease and
mortality. In a 2-stage meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in up to 181,171 …

The cardiac pacemaker current I f is a major determinant of diastolic depolarization in sinus
nodal cells and has a key role in heartbeat generation. Therefore, we hypothesized that …

Background—ECG QRS duration, a measure of cardiac intraventricular conduction, varies≈
2-fold in individuals without cardiac disease. Slow conduction may promote re-entrant …

Higher resting heart rate is associated with increased cardiovascular disease and mortality
risk. Though heritable factors play a substantial role in population variation, little is known …

This paper presents an evaluation of a new biometric electrocardiogram (ECG) for individual
authentication. We report the potential of ECG as a biometric and address the research …