Ibutilide-induced alterations in electrocardiographic and spatial vectorcardiographic descriptors of ventricular repolarization

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6 SUPPL. 3, 2004, Pages 359-363

  Dilaveris, Polychronis ^a,c   Theoharis, Athanasios ^a   Giaouris, Petros ^a   Anastasopoulos, Aristides ^a   Zumerle, Bruno ^a   Tzannetis, George ^a   Stefanadis, Christodoulos ^b  

^a Pammakaristos Hospital   (Greece)

^b HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; Vectorcardiogram; Ventricular repolarization

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; IBUTILIDE; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; QT DISPERSION; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 2542534510     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960270613     Document Type: Article

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