Characterization of early repolarization during ajmaline provocation and exercise tolerance testing

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 247-254

  Bastiaenen, Rachel ^a   Raju, Hariharan ^a   Sharma, Sanjay ^a,b   Papadakis, Michael ^a,b   Chandra, Navin ^a,b   Muggenthaler, Martina ^a   Govindan, Malini ^a   Batchvarov, Velislav N ^a   Behr, Elijah R ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ajmaline provocation; Early repolarization; Electrocardiogram; Exercise tolerance testing; Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY REPOLARIZATION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RR INTERVAL; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ST SEGMENT; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AJMALINE; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879597955     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.10.032     Document Type: Article

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