TpeakTend interval in long QT syndrome

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 603-608

  Kanters, Jorgen K ^a,b,d,g   Haarmark, Christian ^a,b   Vedel Larsen, Esben ^a,b   Andersen, Mads P ^c   Graff, Claus ^c   Struijk, Johannes J ^c   Thomsen, Poul Erik Bloch ^d   Christiansen, Michael ^e   Jensen, Henrik K ^f   Toft, Egon ^a,g  

^a DANISH NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^f AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Genetics; Inherited arrhythmias; Syncope; Transmural dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RR INTERVAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYNCOPE;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE;

EID: 55649114410     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.07.024     Document Type: Article

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