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Published on: April 5, 2011
[Characteristics of rate and time parameters in secondary changes in the ventricular repolarization period]
Abstract:
An analysis of the first electrocardiographic derivative in 48 patients with left-ventricular hypertrophy and complete block of the left limb of His bundle demonstrated a prolongation of myocardial excitation spread and increased rate of change in the difference of potentials during repolarization, the changes being more marked in patients with left-ventricular hypertrophy. In cases where left-ventricular hypertrophy was combined with coronary disease, the rate of change in the difference of potentials was reduced dramatically during repolarization.
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