The diagnostic significance of the Holter monitoring in the evaluation of palpitation

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 480-483

  Paudel, Badri ^a   Paudel, Klara ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Holter monitoring; Ischaemia; Palpitations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE BIGEMINY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 84874849173     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2012/4923.2802     Document Type: Article

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