Reduced repolarization reserve: An important but not the unique predictor of drug induced fatal ventricular arrhythmia

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 368-369

  Yalta, Kenan ^a   Yilmaz, Ahmet ^a   Turgut, Okan Onur ^a   Yilmaz, Mehmet Birhan ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drug induced ventricular arrhythmia.; Reduced repolarization reserve; Repolarization heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ALMOKALANT; DOFETILIDE; DROPERIDOL; SOTALOL; TERFENADINE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; REPOLARIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 39749193178     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.093     Document Type: Article

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