U wave: Facts, hypotheses, misconceptions, and misnomers

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1117-1128

  Surawicz, Borys ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diastole; Electromechanical dissociation; M cells; QT lengthening; T and U fusion; U wave theory

Indexed keywords

HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE COMPLIANCE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HYPOTHESIS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; REVIEW; T WAVE;

EID: 0031755733     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00890.x     Document Type: Review

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