Comparison of total 12-lead QRS voltage in a variety of cardiac conditions and its usefulness in predicting increased cardiac mass

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 904-909

  Roberts, William C ^a,b   Filardo, Giovanni ^c,d,e,f   Ko, Jong Mi ^b   Siegel, Robert J ^g,h   Dollar, Allen L ^g,i   Ross, Elizabeth M ^g,j   Shirani, Jamshid ^g,k  

^a Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Heart Hospital Baylor   (United States)

^f SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j not available   (United States)

^k ST LUKE S UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; AUTOPSY; CARCINOID SYNDROME; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ADIPOSITY; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM LIPOMATOUS HYPERTROPHY; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; HEART; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84886688699     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.04.061     Document Type: Review

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