Spatial distribution of QT intervals: An alternative approach to QT dispersion

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11 II, 1996, Pages 1894-1899

  Van Leeuwen, Peter ^a   Hailer, Birgit ^b   Wehr, Michael ^b  

^a R and D Center for Microtherapy   (Germany)

^b Augusta Kranken Anstalt   (Germany)

Author keywords

magnetocardiography; myocardial infarction; QT dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PACING; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QT INTERVAL;

EID: 0029858863     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb03248.x     Document Type: Article

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