Significance of QT dispersion in the long QT syndrome

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 345-350

  Napolitano, Carlo ^a   Priori, Silvia G ^b   Schwartz, Peter J ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; QT INTERVAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0034112265     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/pcad.2000.0420345     Document Type: Article

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