Forme fruste of the long QT syndrome;FORME FRUSTE EINES LANGEN QT-SYNDROMS

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-58

  Guthlin M ^a   Huttl S ^a   Krieg, H J ^a   Nowak, F G ^a   Antoni, D H ^a  

^a I Medizinische Abteilung   (Germany)

Author keywords

forme fruste of LQTS; recurrent syncope; sudden death

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ORCIPRENALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; RECURRENCE; SYNCOPE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0030031410     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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