Assessment of microvolt T-wave alternans in high-risk patients with the congenital long-QT syndrome

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 340-345

  Schmitt, Jörn ^a   Baumann, Stefan ^a   Klingenheben, Thomas ^a   Richter, Sergio ^a   Duray, Gabor ^a   Hohnloser, Stefan H ^a   Ehrlich, Joachim R ^a  

^a Division of Cardiology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Long QT syndrome; MTWA; Sudden cardiac death; Torsade de pointes

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONGENITAL LONG QT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEART ARREST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MICROVOLT T WAVE ALTERNANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; T WAVE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 70350627547     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: 1542474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2009.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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