QT dispersion and sudden unexpected death in chronic heart failure

The Lancet

Volumn 343, Issue 8893, 1994, Pages 327-329

  Barr, C S ^a   Naas, A ^a   Freeman, M ^a   Lang, C C ^a   Struthers, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0028097678     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(94)91164-9     Document Type: Article

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