Measurement and interpretation of QT dispersion

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 325-344

  Batchvarov, Velislav ^a   Malik, Marek ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; QT INTERVAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; T WAVE;

EID: 0034073252     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/pcad.2000.0420325     Document Type: Article

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