Prevention of ventricular extrasystole by mexiletine in patients with normal QT intervals is associated with a reduction of transmural dispersion of repolarization

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 92-97

  Yamauchi, Masaki ^a   Watanabe, Eiichi ^b   Yasui, Kenji ^d   Takeuchi, Hiroshi ^c   Terasawa, Toshiaki ^c   Sawada, Ken ^a   Hishida, Hitoshi ^b   Kodama, Itsuo ^d  

^a Department of Cardiology   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Business Development Department   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrhythmia; Holter electrocardiogram; Ion channel

Indexed keywords

MEXILETINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QT INTERVAL; REPOLARIZATION; RR INTERVAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; T WAVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXILETINE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 23044432738     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.09.016     Document Type: Article

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