Dispersion of QT interval in premature ventricular beats as a marker of susceptibility to arrhythmic events

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-101

  Dabrowski, Andrzej ^a   Kramarz, Elzbieta ^a   Piotrowicz, Ryszard ^a  

^a Central Clinical Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

arrhythmic events; QT dispersion; ventricular extrasystole

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 0031666054     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: 17418275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174182679800500205     Document Type: Article

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