QT variability before and after episodes of nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia in patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 11 II, 1998, Pages 2387-2391

  Mezilis, Nick E ^a   Parthenakis, Fragiskos I ^a   Kanakaraki, Marina K ^a   Kanoupakis, Emmanouel M ^a   Vardas, Panos E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; QT interval; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LONG QT SYNDROME; QT INTERVAL;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HUMANS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0031755328     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb01187.x     Document Type: Article

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