The QRS complex-a biomarker that "images" the heart: QRS scores to quantify myocardial scar in the presence of normal and abnormal ventricular conduction

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-96

  Strauss, David G ^a,b,c   Selvester, Ronald H ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; VALIDATION STUDY;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL STUNNING; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 57349089292     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.07.011     Document Type: Review

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