T wave alternans during exercise and atrial pacing in humans

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 987-993

  Hohnloser, Stefan H ^a   Klingenheben, Thomas ^a   Zabel, Markus ^a   Li, Yi Gang ^a   Albrecht, Paul ^b   Cohen, Richard J ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Electrophysiology; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE;

EID: 0030931134     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00621.x     Document Type: Article

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