The corrected QT interval in 24 h ECGs in neonates

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 309-314

  Krasemann, Thomas ^a   Bente, Katrin ^b   Burkhardtsmaier, Gerhard ^c  

^a EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST FRANZISKUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ambulatory ECG; Newborn; QTc

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; QT INTERVAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

ARTIFACTS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP;

EID: 77954656282     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-010-0120-3     Document Type: Article

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