Evaluation of the spatial aspects of T-wave complexity in the long-QT syndrome

Circulation

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3006-3012

  Priori, Silvia G ^a,c   Mortara, David W ^b   Napolitano, Carlo ^d   Diehl, Livia ^d   Paganini, Vincenzo ^d   Cantù, Francesco ^d   Cantù, Giacomo ^d   Schwartz, Peter J ^d  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Mortara Instrument   (United States)

^c Molecular Cardiology Laboratories   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Death, sudden; Electrocardiography; Torsade de pointes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0030711555     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.96.9.3006     Document Type: Article

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