QT dispersion in infants with apparent life-threatening events syndrome

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 605-607

  Goldhammer, E I ^a,b   Zaid, G ^a,b   Tal, Y ^a,b   Jaffe, M ^a,b   Abinader, E G ^a,b  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

ALTE; Arrhythmia; QT dispersion

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; APPARENT LIFE THREATENING EVENT SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYANOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QT DISPERSION; QT INTERVAL; RESUSCITATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SYNDROME; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT WELFARE; ISRAEL; LONG QT SYNDROME; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

CAUSE OF DEATH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SYNDROME;

EID: 0036877539     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-001-0075-2     Document Type: Article

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