Clinical significance of QT dispersion after exercise in patients with previous myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-260

  Yu, Guo Long ^a   Cheng, Ian Ren ^b   Zhao, Shui Ping ^b   Zhuang, Han Ping ^a   Cai, Xiao Yuan ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Myocardial infarction; QT dispersion; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARRHYTHMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0032146013     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(98)00120-X     Document Type: Article

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