How accurately can QT interval be measured in newborn infants?

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 875-879

  De Groote, Katya ^a,b   Suys, Bert ^a   Deleeck, An ^a   De Wolf, Daniël ^b   Matthys, Dirk ^b   Van Overmeire, Bart ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Heart rate corrected QT interval; Neonates; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RR INTERVAL;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONG QT SYNDROME; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0346958249     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-003-1321-9     Document Type: Article

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