Repolarization abnormalities in children with a structurally normal heart and ventricular ectopy

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 354-356

  Das, B B ^a   Sharma, J ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

JTc dispersion; QTc dispersion; Ventricular ectopy; Ventricular repolarization abnormality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; JT DISPERSION; JT INTERVAL; MALE; PREDICTION; QT DISPERSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 3342918876     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-003-0478-3     Document Type: Article

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