Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 25-30 , January 2010

Two automatic QT algorithms compared with manual measurement in identification of long QT syndrome

  • Ulla-Britt Diamant, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Heart Centre Clinical Physiology, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • ,
  • Annika Winbo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric, Department of Clinical Sciences, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • ,
  • Eva-Lena Stattin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Biosciences, Medical and Clinical Genetics, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • ,
  • Annika Rydberg, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric, Department of Clinical Sciences, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • ,
  • Milos Kesek, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Centre Cardiology, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • ,
  • Steen M. Jensen, MD, PhD, FESC

      Affiliations

    • Heart Centre Cardiology, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Cardiology, Heart Centre, Umeå University Hospital, 901 85 Umeå, Sweden.

Received 6 February 2009

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PII: S0022-0736(09)00536-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.09.008

Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 25-30 , January 2010

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