Electrocardiographic characteristics of patients with false tendon: Possible association of false tendon with J waves

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 782-788

  Nakagawa, Mikiko ^a   Ezaki, Kaori ^a   Miyazaki, Hiroko ^a   Wakisaka, Osamu ^a   Shinohara, Tetsuji ^a   Teshima, Yasushi ^a   Yufu, Kunio ^a   Takahashi, Naohiko ^a   Saikawa, Tetsunori ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Echocardiogram; Electrocardiogram; False tendon; J wave; Ventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALSE TENDON; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; J WAVE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84859972137     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.12.022     Document Type: Article

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