QT dispersion and arrhythmic events in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 458-461

  Grimm, Wolfram ^a,b   Steder, Ulrike ^a   Menz, Volker ^a   Hoffmann, Jürgen ^a   Maisch, Bernhard ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QT INTERVAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0030586903     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00337-2     Document Type: Article

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