Relationship between transmural dispersion of repolarization, Tpeak-Tend interval, and ventricular arrhythmias: Reply [2]

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-

  Santangelo, L ^a   Ammendola, Ernesto ^a   Russo, V ^a   Cavallaro, C ^b   Vecchione, F ^b   Garofalo, S ^b   D'Onofrio, A ^b   Calabro, R ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Monadi Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DEATH; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART PACING; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T WAVE;

EID: 33846512150     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eul139     Document Type: Letter

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