Myocardial Contraction and Long QT Syndrome

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 65-69

  Haugaa, Kristina H ^a   Edvardsen, Thor ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ION CHANNEL;

CARDIAC PATIENT; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; GENOTYPE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MUSCLE STRAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTOLE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84861368626     PISSN: 10501738     EISSN: 18732615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2012.02.005     Document Type: Review

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