Accuracy of four automatic QT measurement techniques in cardiac patients and healthy subjects

Heart

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 422-426

  McLaughlin, N B ^a   Campbell, R W F ^a   Murray, A ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automatic ECG measurement; QT measurement; Repolarisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; T WAVE;

EID: 0029823871     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.76.5.422     Document Type: Article

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