Congenital long QT syndrome;Kongenitales long-QT-syndrom

Herz

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 201-205

  Haverkamp, Wilhelm ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Congenital; Long QT syndrome; QT interval; Sudden cardiac death; Syncope; Torsade de pointes

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; METOPROLOL; NADOLOL; PROPANOL;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; QT INTERVAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

CHILD; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 34250170101     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00059-007-2992-1     Document Type: Article

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