Risk of ventricular arrhythmias in survivors of myocardial infarction

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 10 II, 1997, Pages 2699-2705

  Andresen, Dietrich ^a,b   Bruggemann, Thomas ^a   Behrens, Steffen ^a   Ehlers, Christoph ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Prognosis; Programmed ventricular stimulation; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH;

ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0030723436     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb06119.x     Document Type: Article

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