Effects of isolated coronary artery ectasia on electrocardiographic parameters reflecting ventricular heterogeneity

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-206

  Karakaya, Osman ^a   Saglam, Mustafa ^a   Barutcu, Irfan ^a   Esen, Ali Metin ^a   Turkmen, Muhsin ^a   Kargin, Ramazan ^a   Esen, Ozlem ^b   Ozdemir, Nihal ^a   Kaymaz, Cihangir ^a  

^a KOSUYOLU HEART AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coronary artery ectasia; Ischemia; QT dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROVASCULAR ISCHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT DISPERSION; QT PROLONGATION; RECORDING; STANDARD; THORAX PAIN;

CORONARY ANEURYSM; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33847421877     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2005.10.009     Document Type: Article

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