Short QT interval in clinical practice

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 390-395

  Bjerregaard, Preben ^a   Nallapaneni, Hari ^b   Gussak, Ihor ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CATECHOLAMINE;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPOLARIZATION; SHORT QT INTERVAL; SUDDEN DEATH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HEART FUNCTION TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79952117663     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.06.004     Document Type: Review

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