The early repolarization variant-normal or a marker of heart disease in certain subjects

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3.e11-3.e16

  Boineau, John P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Cardiomyopathy in Africans; Repolarization; ST elevation; Sudden death in athletes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOMYOPATHY; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART DISEASE; HEART EARLY REPOLARIZATION VARIANT; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; THEORY; ARTIFACT; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ARRHYTHMIA; ARTIFACTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33845671382     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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