Predicting torsade de pointes in acquired long QT syndrome: optimal identification of critical QT interval prolongation.

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Published in Cardiology on May 23, 2012

Authors

John Chiladakis1, Andreas Kalogeropoulos, Fani Zagkli, Nikolaos Koutsogiannis, Konstantinos Chouchoulis, Dimitrios Alexopoulos

Author Affiliations

1: Cardiology Department, Patras University Hospital, Rion-Patras, Greece. chil@otenet.gr

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