QT dispersion: Still a useful measurement

Cardiology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 165-167

  Molnar, Janos ^a   Somberg, John C ^b  

^a Chicago Medical School RFUMS   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CARVEDILOL;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT DISPERSION;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 47649109211     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000147949     Document Type: Editorial

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