Low-voltage electrocardiogram in patients with hypothyroidism and pericardial effusion: Can serial comparative quantitative electrocardiography offer more?

Cardiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-31

  Madias, John E ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; LEG EDEMA; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; NOTE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION;

EID: 77951239000     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000313463     Document Type: Note

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