Mechanoelectrical interaction in tetralogy of Fallot: QRS prolongation relates to right ventricular size and predicts malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death

Circulation

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 231-237

  Gatzoulis, Michael A ^a   Till, Jan A ^a   Somerville, Jane ^a   Redington, Andrew N ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; death, sudden; tetralogy of Fallot; ventricles

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLALOCK TAUSSIG ANASTOMOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0029028230     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.92.2.231     Document Type: Article

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