Surface fragmented QRS in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and malignant arrhythmias: Is there an association

Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-35

  Femenía, Francisco ^a   Arce, Mauricio ^a   Arrieta, Martín ^a   Baranchuk, Adrian ^b  

^a HOSPITAL ESPAÑOL DE MENDOZA   (Argentina)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fragmented QRS complex; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE FRAGMENTED QRS COMPLEX;

EID: 84856483102     PISSN: 09753583     EISSN: 09762833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-3583.91602     Document Type: Article

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