Measurement, interpretation and clinical potential of QT dispersion

M Malik, VN Batchvarov - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2000 - jacc.org
QT dispersion was originally proposed to measure spatial dispersion of ventricular recovery
times. Later, it was shown that QT dispersion does not directly reflect the dispersion of …

Rate-corrected QT interval: techniques and limitations

C Funck-Brentano, P Jaillon - The American journal of cardiology, 1993 - Elsevier
The duration of the QT interval on the surface electrocardiogram represents the time
required for all ventricular depolarization and repolarization processes to occur. Among the …

QTc dispersion predicts cardiac mortality in the elderly: the Rotterdam Study

MC De Bruyne, AW Hoes, JA Kors, A Hofman… - Circulation, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Increased QTc dispersion has been associated with an increased risk for
ventricular arrhythmias and cardiac death in selected patient populations. We examined the …

QT dispersion.

PD Higham, RW Campbell - British heart journal, 1994 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ventricular tachyarrhythmias can be danger-ous. They may result from cardiovascular
disease, principally ischaemic heart disease, or they may be an unwanted effect of drug …

[HTML][HTML] Electrocardiographic indexes of dispersion of ventricular repolarization: an isolated heart validation study

M Zabel, S Portnoy, MR Franz - Journal of the American College of …, 1995 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES.: This study tested the correlation of QT and JT dispersion and other
potentially useful electrocardiographic (ECG) indexes with dispersion of repolarization and …

[HTML][HTML] Dispersion of QT interval in patients with and without susceptibility to ventricular tachyarrhythmias after previous myocardial infarction

JS Perkiömaki, MJ Koistinen, S Yli-Mayry… - Journal of the American …, 1995 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES.: The aim of this study was to estimate the value of QT dispersion
measurement from the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) in identifying patients …

Specific Findings of the Standard 12-Lead ECG in Patients WithTakotsubo'Cardiomyopathy Comparison With the Findings of Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction

R Ogura, Y Hiasa, T Takahashi, K Yamaguchi… - Circulation …, 2003 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The clinical course of 'Takotsubo'cardiomyopathy closely resembles that of acute myocardial
infarction (AMI) and coronary angiography (CAG) is usually performed to distinguish the 2 …

QT prolongation and sudden cardiac death in patients with alcoholic liver disease

RWF Campbell, CP Day, OFW James, TJ Butler - The Lancet, 1993 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular death is the most important cause of mortality in alcoholics, yet alcohol may
protect against ischaemic heart disease. This could be explained if deaths were a …

QT dispersion and components of the QT interval in ischaemia and infarction.

PD Higham, SS Furniss, RW Campbell - Heart, 1995 - heart.bmj.com
OBJECTIVE--To evaluate changes in QT dispersion and components of the QT interval in
patients admitted with unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction and to study the …

QT dispersion: problems of methodology and clinical significance

DJ Statters, M Malik, DE Ward… - Journal of …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
QT Dispersion. QT dispersion is defined as the difference in QT interval between the
different leads of the surface 12‐lead ECG. This may provide an indirect measure of the …