(Tpeak - Tend)/QRS and (Tpeak - Tend)/(QT × QRS): Novel markers for predicting arrhythmic risk in the Brugada syndrome

Europace

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 696-

  Tse, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRUGADA SYNDROME; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS AMPLITUDE; QT INTERVAL; T WAVE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; RISK;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; RISK;

EID: 85019091553     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euw194     Document Type: Letter

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