QTc behavior during exercise and genetic testing for the long-qt syndrome

Circulation

Volumn 124, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 2181-2184

  Schwartz, Peter J ^a,b,c,d   Crotti, Lia ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; Editorials; exercise testing; genetics; long QT syndrome; sudden death

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL KCNQ1;

EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION;

ALGORITHMS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE;

EID: 81355132248     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.062182     Document Type: Editorial

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