Changes during exercise of ECG intervals related to increased risk for ventricular arrhythmia in repaired tetralogy of Fallot and their relationship to right ventricular size and function

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 332-338

  van den Berg, Jochem ^a,b   de Bie, Sandra ^a   Meijboom, Folkert J ^b   Hop, Wim C ^b   Pattynama, Peter M T ^b   Bogers, Ad J J C ^b   Helbing, Willem A ^a,b  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Electrocardiogram; Exercise; Magnetic resonance imaging; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY SURFACE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RR INTERVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIAC VOLUME; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 39749140328     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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