Early repolarisation: Controversies and clinical implications

Heart

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 841-847

  Bastiaenen, Rachel ^a   Behr, Elijah R ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE; QUINIDINE;

ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EARLY REPOLARIZATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EUROPE; HEART ARREST; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; JAPAN; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84861233716     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-301347     Document Type: Review

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