A comparison of T-wave alternans and QT dispersion as noninvasive predictors of ventricular arrhythmias

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 274-279

  Berul, Charles I ^a,b   Michaud, Gregory F ^a   Lee, Victor C ^a   Hill, Sharon Laneau ^a   Estes III, Mark ^a   Wang, Paul J ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Repolarization; T wave alternans; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; STANDARDIZATION; T WAVE;

EID: 0032827616     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.1999.tb00211.x     Document Type: Article

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