The long QT syndromes: A critical review, new clinical observations and a unifying hypothesis

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases - Tập 31 Số 2 - Trang 115-172 - 1988
Warren M. Jackman1, Karen J. Friday2, Jerome L. Anderson2, Etienne Delacrétaz2, Mel Clark2, Ralph Lazzara2
1Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73190.
2Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, and the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Oklahoma City, USA

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