Circadian Pattern of T Wave Morphology

Dynamic Electrocardiography

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 358-370

  Batchvarov, Velislav ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmic events; Circadian pattern; Noncardiovascular drugs; T wave morphology; Ventricular repolarization

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249206911     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470987483.ch36     Document Type: Chapter

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