Clinical diagnosis of long QT syndrome: Back to the caliper

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 527-528

  Rossenbacker, Tom ^a   Priori, Silvia G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA DETERMINATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; T WAVE;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 34548406885     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl552     Document Type: Editorial

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