QT dispersion from body surface ECG does not reflect the spatial dispersion of ventricular repolarization in sheep

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 359-364

  Wang, Lexin ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action potentials; Dispersion; QT interval; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; DISPERSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; QT INTERVAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SHEEP;

EID: 0034060992     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2000.tb06762.x     Document Type: Article

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