Cardiac repolarization instability during psychological stress in patients with ventricular arrhythmias

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 678-683

  Abisse, Saddam S ^a   Lampert, Rachel ^b   Burg, Matthew ^b   Soufer, Robert ^b   Shusterman, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiographic T wave; Psychological stress ventricular arrhythmias; Repolarization instability

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AGED; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; T WAVE AMPLITUDE;

AGED; CATECHOLAMINES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 80054896016     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2011.07.019     Document Type: Article

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