Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 104-112 , March 2010

Ischemia-induced repolarization response in relation to the size and location of the ischemic myocardium during short-lasting coronary occlusion in humans

  • Aigars Rubulis, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
    • ,
  • Steen M. Jensen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Heart Centre, University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • ,
  • Ulf Näslund, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Heart Centre, University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
    • ,
  • Gunilla Lundahl, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Ortivus AB, Danderyd, Sweden
    • ,
  • Jens Jensen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
    • ,
  • Lennart Bergfeldt, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine/Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine/Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden.

Received 3 June 2009

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☆ Gunilla Lundahl was, at the time of this study, a consultant to Ortivus AB, Danderyd, Sweden; and the VCG systems, which are commercially available, were a loan from Ortivus AB. There are no other disclosures to be made.

PII: S0022-0736(09)00541-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.10.004

Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 104-112 , March 2010

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