Effects of sympathetic stimulation on various repolarization indices in the congenital long QT syndrome

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 332-342

  Shimizu, Wataru ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dispersion of repolarization; Genotype; LQTS; QT interval; Sympathetic stimulation; T wave

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ISOPRENALINE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENOTYPE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T WAVE;

EID: 0036811991     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2002.tb00182.x     Document Type: Article

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