QT and JT dispersion in patients with monomorphic or polymorphic ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 119-125

  Shimizu, Hiroki ^a   Ohnishi, Yoshio ^a   Inoue, Tomoo ^a   Yokoyama, Mitsuhiro ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

JT dispersion; Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; QT dispersion; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL;

EID: 0035305871     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jelc.2001.23361     Document Type: Article

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