Increased dispersion of ventricular recovery time as a new repolarization abnormality in the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 269-273

  Ducceschi, Valentino ^a   Sarubbi, Berardo ^a   Briglia, Nicola ^a   Santangelo, Lucio ^a   Iacono, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

QT dispersion; repolarization abnormalities; WPW

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPOLARIZATION; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0030601638     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(96)02759-3     Document Type: Article

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