The spatial QRS-T angle in the Frank vectorcardiogram: accuracy of estimates derived from the 12-lead electrocardiogram

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 294-301

  Schreurs, Charlotte A ^a   Algra, Annemijn M ^a   Man, Sum Che ^a   Cannegieter, Suzanne C ^a   van der Wall, Ernst E ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a   Kors, Jan A ^b   Swenne, Cees A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; T WAVE; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 77953612324     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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