The Corrected QT Interval Before and After Heart Transplantation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 596-601

  Moore, Jeremy P ^a   Alejos, Juan C ^a   Perens, Gregory ^a   Wong, Samantha ^a   Shannon, Kevin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL VALUE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LONG QT SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE DONORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67849097779     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.04.024     Document Type: Article

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