QT dispersion predicts ventricular arrhythmia in pediatric cardiomyopathy patients referred for heart transplantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 781-785

  Dubin, Anne M ^a   Rosenthal, David N ^a   Chin, Clifford ^a   Bernstein, Daniel ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0032880285     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-2498(99)00010-8     Document Type: Article

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