Abnormal repolarization dynamics revealed in exercise test in long QT syndrome mutation carriers with normal resting QT interval

Europace

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1296-1301

  Hekkala, Anna Mari ^a   Viitasalo, Matti ^a   Väänänen, Heikki ^b   Swan, Heikki ^a   Toivonen, Lauri ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Exercise test; LQTS; QT interval; Tpe interval; Ventricular repolarization

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNH 2; POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ1; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; GENE MUTATION; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956534969     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euq184     Document Type: Article

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