Early repolarization revisited

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 358, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 2063-2065

  Wellens, Hein J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUINIDINE;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ATHLETE; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY CARE UNIT; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RESUSCITATION; SHORT QT SYNDROME; ST SEGMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE;

EID: 43249123124     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0801060     Document Type: Editorial

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