Systematic Comparisons of Electrocardiographic Morphology Increase the Precision of QT Interval Measurement
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Measurement of the QT interval.
Ventricular repolarization is reflected by the T-wave of the surface electrocardiogram, the QT interval being the time taken for ventricular recovery. QT measurement has assumed clinical importance as prolongation is associated with a variety of conditions includingthe Romano-Ward' and JervellLange-Neilson syndromes, drug toxirity' and an adverse prognosis following acute myocardial infarction....
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0147-8389,1540-8159
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02185.x