QT dispersion in patients with acute ischemic stroke who underwent thrombolytic treatment: Is it really useful to predict good neuorologic recovery?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 290-291

  Celik, Turgay ^a   Iyisoy, Atila ^a   Bugan, Baris ^a   Isik, Ersoy ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ischemic stroke; Neurologic recovery; QT dispersion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QT DISPERSION; QT PROLONGATION;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 40849105077     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.11.027     Document Type: Article

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