QT dispersion and early arrhythmic risk during acute myocardial infarction

Angiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-215

  Paventi, Saverio ^a   Bevilacqua, Umberto ^a   Parafati, Maria A ^a   Luzio, Enza Di ^a   Rossi, Francesco ^a   Pelliccioni, Patrizia R ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QT INTERVAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA;

EID: 0033030974     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979905000305     Document Type: Article

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