Will QT dispersion play a role in clinical decision-making?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 777-784

  Surawicz, Borys ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

body surface ECG mapping; computerized electrocardiography; congenital long QT syndrome; life threatening ventricular arrhythmias; QT interval measurement; ventricular repolarization dispersion

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; QUINIDINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QT INTERVAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0029738282     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00583.x     Document Type: Editorial

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