Short QTc in epilepsy patients without cardiac symptoms

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 104-108

  Teh, Hiok Seng ^a   Tan, H J ^a   Loo, C Y ^a   Raymond, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cryptogenic; Epilepsy; QT interval; Shortened; SUDEP

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; SHORT QT INTERVAL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34547620855     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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