Predictive factors for an effective beta-blocker therapy in Chinese patients with congenital long QT syndrome: A multivariate regression analysis

Experimental and Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 193-195

  Wang, Lexin ^a,b   Wu, Tongguo ^a  

^a SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANDONG FIRST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beta blockers; Cardiac electrophysiology; ECG; Long QT syndrome; QT interval; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METOPROLOL TARTRATE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; QT INTERVAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10044274096     PISSN: 12056626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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