Acquired long QT syndrome: Long-term electrocardiographic (Holter) recording of Torsades de Pointes ending in asystole: II

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 272-275

  Raviña, Tomas ^a   Gutierrez, Javier ^a   Raviña, Paula ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CABUEÑES   (Spain)

^b Ourense Hospital Complex   (Spain)

Author keywords

Holter recording; Spiral wave reentry; Torsades de Pointes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSADE DES POINTES;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; RISPERIDONE; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 33846997897     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.04.069     Document Type: Article

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