Electrocardiography-left ventricular mass discrepancies in left ventricular hypertrophy: electrocardiography imperfection or beyond perfection?

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 593-596

  Bacharova, Ljuba ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LASER CENTER   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Electrical remodeling; Left ventricular hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

ARTIFACTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 70350212382     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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