Comparison of microvolt T-wave alternans measurements using atrial pacing compared to atropine administration

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1487-1492

  Weber, Stefan ^a   Schwab, Jörg O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

MTWA; Noninvasive risk stratification; T wave alternans; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MICROVOLT T WAVE ALTERNANS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; T WAVE;

ADULT; AGED; ATROPINE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 36649011807     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00896.x     Document Type: Article

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