A comparison of commonly used QT correction formulae: The effect of heart rate on the QTc of normal ECGs

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 81-90

  Luo, Shen ^a,c   Michler, Kurt ^a   Johnston, Paul ^a   MacFarlane, Peter W ^b  

^a Burdick/Quinton Cardiol Syst Inc   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Burdick Inc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bazett; heart rate; Hodges; QT correction formula; QT interval

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT DISPERSION; QT INTERVAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; SEX FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SINOATRIAL NODE; SOFTWARE; TACHYCARDIA, SINUS;

EID: 7544237334     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2004.08.030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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