In vivo dispersion in repolarization and arrhythmias in the human heart

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 290, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Opthof, Tobias ^a,b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOMYOPATHY; EDITORIAL; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T WAVE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 33644789382     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00954.2005     Document Type: Editorial

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