Abnormalities of the repolarization characteristics of patients with heart failure progress with symptom severity

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 257-264

  Lang, Christopher C E ^a   Neilson, James M M ^b   Flapan, Andrew D ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Holter; QT; Repolarization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; RR INTERVAL; VOLUNTEER;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 3843152842     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2004.93567.x     Document Type: Article

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