Early repolarization and ventricular fibrillation: Vagally familiar?

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 653-654

  Gross, Gil J ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; NOTE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT PROLONGATION; SHORT QT SYNDROME; GENETICS; HEART RATE; JAPAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TIME; VAGUS NERVE;

HEART RATE; HUMANS; JAPAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VAGUS NERVE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 79958278922     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.02.008     Document Type: Editorial

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