Determinants of precordial QT dispersion in normal subjects

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages 128-133

  Lee, Ken W ^a   Kligfield, Paul ^a   Okin, Peter M ^a   Dower, Gordon E ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; QT interval; Repolarization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; REPOLARIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032445798     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(98)90305-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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