Electrophysiological basis of QT dispersion measurements

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 311-324

  Franz, Michael R ^a   Zabel, Markus ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; QT INTERVAL; REVIEW; T WAVE;

EID: 0034033943     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/pcad.2000.0420311     Document Type: Article

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