Dispersion of regional wall motion abnormality in patients with long QT syndrome

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-250

  Nakayama, K ^a   Yamanari, H ^a   Otsuka, F ^a   Fukushima, K ^a   Saito, H ^a   Fujimoto, Y ^a   Emori, T ^a   Matsubara, H ^a   Uchida, S ^a   Ohe, T ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Echocardiography; Long QT syndrome; Regional wall motion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL;

EID: 15144352588     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.3.245     Document Type: Article

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