Early repolarization and short QT interval in healthy subjects

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1265-1271

  Panicker, Gopi Krishna ^a   Manohar, Deepak ^a   Karnad, Dilip R ^b   Salvi, Vaibhav ^a   Kothari, Snehal ^a   Lokhandwala, Yash ^a  

^a IQVIA   (United States)

^b Seven Hills Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiac repolarization; Early repolarization; Electrocardiography; Short QT interval; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT QT INTERVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864457654     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.03.046     Document Type: Article

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