Stress and sudden death. The case of the long QT syndrome.

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Published in Circulation on April 01, 1991

Authors

P J Schwartz1, A Zaza, E Locati, A J Moss

Author Affiliations

1: Unità di Studio delle Aritmie, Centro di Fisiologia Clinica e Ipertensione, Milan, Italy.

Associated clinical trials:

Long QT Syndrome-Population Genetics and Cardiac Studies (LQTS) | NCT00005176

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