Serial signal-averaged electrocardiography in children after cardiac transplantation

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 773-779

  Bennhagen, Rolf G ^a   Sörnmo, Leif ^b   Pahlm, Olle ^a   Pesonen, Erkki ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Myocytolysis; QRS duration; Rejection; Strain pattern

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOLYSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; QRS COMPLEX; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYMES; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 27944502197     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2005.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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