J waves and early repolarization: Do not confuse me with the facts!

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1603-1604

  Rosso, Raphael ^a   Halkin, Amir ^a   Viskin, Sami ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; J WAVE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 84866719261     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.07.019     Document Type: Editorial

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