Activation-recovery interval as a parameter to assess the intracardiac ventricular repolarization in patients with congenital long QT syndrome

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 432-435

  Chinushi, Masaomi ^a,c   Washizuka, Takashi ^b   Hosaka, Yukio ^b   Furushima, Hiroshi ^b   Tanabe, Yasutaka ^b   Chinushi, Yuko ^b   Aizawa, Yoshifusa ^b  

^a School of Health Sciences   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; MEXILETINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MEXILETINE; MIDDLE AGED; SYMPATHOMIMETICS;

EID: 0037102437     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02506-7     Document Type: Article

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