Ventricular tachycardia rate variability as a new predictor of sudden death in patients with remote myocardial infarction

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 417-421

  DÄ…browski, Andrzej ^a   Piotrowicz, Ryszard ^a  

^a Central Clinical Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

heart rate variability; sudden death; ventricular rhythm variability; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH;

AGED; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0030468173     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: 17418275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174182679600300501     Document Type: Article

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