Elevated temporal lability of myocardial repolarization after coronary artery bypass grafting

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 698-702

  Myredal, Anna ^a   Karlsson, Ann Kristin ^a   Johansson, Mats ^a,b  

^a VARBERG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CABG; Myocardial repolarization; QTVI; Temporal QT variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RR INTERVAL; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 55649086185     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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