Prognostic evaluation of post-myocardial infarction patients by two-dimensional echocardiography, ventricular late potentials and baroreflex sensitivity;Valoración pronóstica de pacientes postinfarto mediante la ecocardiografía bidimensional, los potenciales tardíos ventriculares y la sensibilidad barorrefleja

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-34

  Diaz, Fernando García ^a   Garcia, Rafael Vázquez ^b   López Cuervo, Juan Fajardo ^a   Ortuño, Francisco Díaz ^a  

^a Hospital Militar   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Baroreflex sensitivity; Ventricular late potentials

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

AGED; BAROREFLEX; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031607239     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0300-8932(98)74707-4     Document Type: Review

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