Long QT syndrome in patients over 40 years of age: Increased risk for LQTS-related cardiac events in patients with coronary disease

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 327-331

  Sze, Edward ^a   Moss, Arthur J ^a,b   Goldenberg, Ilan ^a   McNitt, Scott ^a   Jons, Christian ^a   Zareba, Wojciech ^a   Qi, Ming ^a   Robinson, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac events; Coronary disease; Long QT syndrome

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 54349115708     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: 1542474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2008.00250.x     Document Type: Article

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