Exploring QT interval changes as a precursor to the onset of ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 374-379

  Lewicke, Aaron ^a   Bellor, Katherine ^a   Dillon, Katie ^b   Kaib, Thomas ^b   Szymkiewicz, Steven ^b   Schuckers, Stephanie ^a  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

^b ZOLL Medical Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; QTc interval; Sudden cardiac arrest; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RR INTERVAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TACHYCARDIA;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 67349144672     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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