Difference in QT interval measurement on ambulatory ECG compared with standard ECG

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1296-1303

  Christiansen, James L ^a   Guccione, Paolo ^a   Garson Jr , Arthur ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulatory ECG; ECG; method comparison; QT interval

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OBSERVER VARIATION; QT INTERVAL;

EID: 0029792427     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb04207.x     Document Type: Article

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