Acquired long QT syndrome: As risky as congenital long QT syndrome?

Europace

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 310-311

  Wong, Leonie C H ^a   Behr, Elijah R ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

CONGENITAL DISORDER; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; LONG TERM CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE;

EID: 84857816208     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur372     Document Type: Editorial

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