The peak-to-end of the T wave in the limb ECG leads reflects total spatial rather than transmural dispersion of ventricular repolarization in an anthopleurin-A model of prolonged QT interval

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 796-803

  Izumi, Daisuke ^a   Chinushi, Masaomi ^a   Iijima, Kenichi ^a   Furushima, Hiroshi ^a   Hosaka, Yukio ^a   Hasegawa, Kanae ^a   Aizawa, Yoshifusa ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ECG; Repolarization sequence; T wave; Transmural dispersion of repolarization; Ventricular repolarization

Indexed keywords

ANTHOPLEURIN A;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE REPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; T WAVE; TRANSMURAL DISPERSION;

ANIMALS; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; LONG QT SYNDROME; PEPTIDES;

EID: 84860010849     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.11.046     Document Type: Article

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