The effects of reflex parasympathetic stimulation on the QT interval and QT dispersion

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1229-1232

  Kautzner, Josef ^a   Hartikainen, Juha E K ^a   Heald, Spencer ^a   Camm, A John ^b   Malik, Marek ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; RR INTERVAL; SINUS RHYTHM; T WAVE;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHENYLEPHRINE; REFLEX; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYMPATHOMIMETICS;

EID: 0030666539     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00648-6     Document Type: Article

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