Arrhythmic risk prediction by means of electrocardiography. The value of T peak-T end index, and another proposal yet to be confirmed

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  • Raimundo Carmona Puerta Hospital Provincial Universitario Cardiocentro Ernesto Guevara
  • Ginner O. Rizo Rivera Hospital Universitario Arnaldo Milián Castro

Keywords:

risk index; arrythmias cardiac; electrocardiography

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2010-09-06

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Carmona Puerta R, Rizo Rivera GO. Arrhythmic risk prediction by means of electrocardiography. The value of T peak-T end index, and another proposal yet to be confirmed. CorSalud [Internet]. 2010 Sep. 6 [cited 2026 Apr. 1];2(3):221-3. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/1132

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