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re·po·lar·i·za·tion

 (rē-pō′lər-ĭ-zā′shən)
n.
The restoration of a polarized state across a membrane, as in a muscle fiber following contraction.
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repolarization

(ˌriːpəʊləraɪˈzeɪʃən) or

repolarisation

n
formal the act or process of polarizing again, a renewed polarization, the restoration of polarization
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re·po·lar·i·za·tion

n. repolarización, restablecimiento de la polarización de una célula o de una fibra nerviosa o muscular después de su depolarización.
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He further said that while conducting ECG, the machine analyses both depolarisation and repolarisation flow of 12 different ways which are examined closely by an expert.
Age-and sex-based reference ranges for non-invasive ventricular repolarisation parameters.
Not under any drugs which are able to effect ventricular repolarisation.
[1] They can also be observed in conditions such as benign early repolarisation or hypercalcaemia, in patients with a pericardial effusion of acute onset, and in patients with other intracranial pathology not limited to injury, such as a subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Time and frequency analysis of beat-to-beat R-T interval variability in patients with ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction providing evidence for non-neural control of ventricular repolarisation ventricular repolarisation.
Abnormal spatial QRS-T angle, a marker of ventricular repolarisation, predicts serious ventricular arrhythmia in systemic sclerosis.
Electrophysiological changes like prolonged repolarisation and impaired cardiac excitation - contraction coupling have been demonstrated in these patients.
The ECG (electrocardiogram) study in healthy volunteers is intended to assess the effect of EVK-001 on cardiac ventricular repolarisation, specifically the QT-interval.
Opthof et al., "Transmural repolarisation in the left ventricle in humans during normoxia and ischaemia," Cardiovascular Research, vol.
The individual's sinus rhythm was 42 bpm; Mobitz 1 (Wenckebach phenomenon) 3:2 and 2:1 atrioventricular block (AVB) were found in the supine position, as well as early repolarisation syndrome.
This case demonstrates the clinical conundrum facing anaesthetists attempting to differentiate between repolarisation anomalies that are commonly observed in high-level athletes and those of inherited cardiac pathology, namely hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.