Effects of epinephrine and phenylephrine on QT interval dispersion in congenital long QT syndrome

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1400-1405

  Sun, Zhi Hong ^a   Swan, Heikki ^a   Viitasalo, Matti ^a   Toivonen, Lauri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYLEPHRINE;

EID: 0032080556     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(98)00104-1     Document Type: Article

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