The Elusive U Wave: A Simple Explanation of Its Genesis

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 133-137

  Van Eck, Henk J Ritsema ^a   Kors, Jan A ^a   Van Herpen, Gerard ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dispersion of repolarization; Lead vectors; U wave

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE FIBER; QT PROLONGATION; T WAVE; U WAVE;

EID: 0346098227     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2003.09.037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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