Prolonged QT dispersion in children with congenital valvular aortic stenosis

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Piorecka Makula, Anna ^a   Werner, Bozena ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Congenital aortic stenosis; QT dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSURE GRADIENT; QT DISPERSION; QT PROLONGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VALVES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 70349970946     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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