Repolarization Duration in Patients With Conduction Disturbances After Myocardial Infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-168

  Piotrowicz, Katarzyna ^a   Zareba, Wojciech ^a   McNitt, Scott ^a   Moss, Arthur J ^a  

^a the Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; REPOLARIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 33846097124     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.08.014     Document Type: Article

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