QT dispersion is reduced after valve replacement in patients with aortic stenosis

Heart

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-18

  Darbar, D ^a   Cherry, C J ^a   Kerins, D M ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic valve replacement; Left ventricular hypertrophy; QT dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL;

EID: 0032992446     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.82.1.15     Document Type: Article

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