Repolarization abnormalities in patients with idiopathic ventricular tachycardias

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1451-1455

  Ducceschi, Valentino ^a   D'Andrea, Antonello ^a   Sarubbi, Berardo ^a   Liccardo, Biagio ^a   Mayer, Maria Serena ^a   Salvi, Gaetano ^b   Santangelo, Lucio ^a   Iacono, Aldo ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Istituto di Scienze Radiologiche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia; JT interval; QT dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; QT INTERVAL;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0032427564     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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