A rate-independent method of assessing QT-RR slope following conversion of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 636-641

  Darbar, Dawood ^a,c   Hardin, Bradley ^a   Harris, Paul ^b   Roden, Dan M ^a,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; QT interval; QT RR slope; Torsades de pointes

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; FLECAINIDE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; RR INTERVAL; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249046359     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00817.x     Document Type: Article

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