Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The restoration of a polarized state across a membrane, as in a muscle fiber following contraction.
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- noun The act of
repolarizing .
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After each heartbeat, your heart's electrical system recharges itself in preparation for the next heartbeat, in a process is known as repolarization.
FOXNews.com 2011
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Background Early repolarization, which is characterized by an elevation of the QRS-ST junction (J point) in leads other than V1 through V3 on 12-lead electrocardiography, has been associated with vulnerability to ventricular fibrillation, but little is known about the prognostic significance of this pattern in the general population.
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Background Early repolarization, which is characterized by an elevation of the QRS-ST junction (J point) in leads other than V1 through V3 on 12-lead electrocardiography, has been associated with vulnerability to ventricular fibrillation, but little is known about the prognostic significance of this pattern in the general population.
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Background Early repolarization, which is characterized by an elevation of the QRS-ST junction (J point) in leads other than V1 through V3 on 12-lead electrocardiography, has been associated with vulnerability to ventricular fibrillation, but little is known about the prognostic significance of this pattern in the general population.
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Background Early repolarization, which is characterized by an elevation of the QRS-ST junction (J point) in leads other than V1 through V3 on 12-lead electrocardiography, has been associated with vulnerability to ventricular fibrillation, but little is known about the prognostic significance of this pattern in the general population.
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Background Early repolarization, which is characterized by an elevation of the QRS-ST junction (J point) in leads other than V1 through V3 on 12-lead electrocardiography, has been associated with vulnerability to ventricular fibrillation, but little is known about the prognostic significance of this pattern in the general population.
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Background Early repolarization, which is characterized by an elevation of the QRS-ST junction (J point) in leads other than V1 through V3 on 12-lead electrocardiography, has been associated with vulnerability to ventricular fibrillation, but little is known about the prognostic significance of this pattern in the general population.
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Background Early repolarization, which is characterized by an elevation of the QRS-ST junction (J point) in leads other than V1 through V3 on 12-lead electrocardiography, has been associated with vulnerability to ventricular fibrillation, but little is known about the prognostic significance of this pattern in the general population.
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Background Early repolarization, which is characterized by an elevation of the QRS-ST junction (J point) in leads other than V1 through V3 on 12-lead electrocardiography, has been associated with vulnerability to ventricular fibrillation, but little is known about the prognostic significance of this pattern in the general population.
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Background Early repolarization, which is characterized by an elevation of the QRS-ST junction (J point) in leads other than V1 through V3 on 12-lead electrocardiography, has been associated with vulnerability to ventricular fibrillation, but little is known about the prognostic significance of this pattern in the general population.
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