Hysteresis of the RT interval with exercise: A new marker for the long- QT syndrome?

Circulation

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1551-1556

  Krahn, Andrew D ^a   Klein, George J ^b   Yee, Raymond ^b  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Death, sudden; Electrocardiography; Exercise; Intervals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; LONG QT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0030760512     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.96.5.1551     Document Type: Article

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