QTc: How long is too long?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 657-662

  Johnson, J N ^a   Ackerman, M J ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEFIBRILLATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; RR INTERVAL; SEIZURE; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH; SWIMMING; SYNCOPE; T WAVE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; SPORTS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 69949188548     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.054734     Document Type: Review

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