Changes in ventricular repolarization during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in humans assessed by QT interval, QT dispersion and T vector loop morphology

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 248, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 126-136

  Nowinski, K ^a   Jensen, S ^b   Lundahl, G ^c   Bergfeldt, L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Ortivus AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Electrocardiography; Ischaemia; QT dispersion; T vector loop; Ventricular repolarization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; T WAVE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033853575     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2000.00709.x     Document Type: Article

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