The effect of electroconvulsive therapy on QT dispersion

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 355-358

  Güler, Niyazi ^a   Bilge, Mehmet ^a   Eryonucu, Beyhan ^a   Kutaniş, Remzi ^a   Erkoç, Reha ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; QT dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; QT INTERVAL; TREADMILL;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0032449528     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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