Clinical and genetic variables associated with acute arousal and nonarousal-related cardiac events among subjects with the long QT syndrome

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 457-461

  Ali, Raef H Hajj ^a   Zareba, Wojciech ^a   Moss, Arthur J ^a   Schwartz, Peter J ^d   Benhorin, Jesaia ^e   Vincent, G Michael ^f   Locati, Emanuela H ^b   Priori, Silvia ^g   Napolitano, Carlo ^d   Towbin, Jeffrey A ^h   Hall, W Jackson ^b   Robinson, Jennifer L ^c   Andrews, Mark L ^b   Zhang, Li ^f   Timothy, Katherine ^f   Medina, Aharon ^e  

^a Cardiology Unit   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e BIKUR CHOLIM HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^f LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g IRCCS   (Italy)

^h BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0033962980     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)90772-5     Document Type: Article

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