QRS width and its impact on inducibility of ventricular arrhythmia at the time of electrophysiology study

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 695-698

  Ashwath, Mahi Lakshmi ^a,b   Okosun, Ike ^a,b   Sogade, Felix O ^a,b  

^a Mercer University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ejection fraction; Induciblty of ventricular arrhythmia; QRS width

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 17744391387     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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