The short QT syndrome: Proposed diagnostic criteria

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 802-812

  Gollob, Michael H ^a,b   Redpath, Calum J ^b   Roberts, Jason D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; genetics; short QT syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT QT SYNDROME; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 79851498314     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.09.048     Document Type: Article

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