Increased QT dispersion in patients with vasospastic angina

Circulation

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 435-440

  Suzuki, Makoto ^a   Nishizaki, Mitsuhiro ^a   Arita, Masataka ^a   Ashikaga, Takashi ^a   Yamawake, Noriyoshi ^a   Kakuta, Tsunekazu ^b   Numano, Fujio ^b   Hiraoka, Masayasu ^b  

^a Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital   (Japan)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angina; Arrhythmia; Death, sudden; Intervals; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VASOSPASM;

EID: 0032483124     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.98.5.435     Document Type: Article

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