Prognostic significance of electrical alternans versus signal averaged electrocardiography in predicting the outcome of electrophysiological testing and arrhythmia-free survival

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 251-256

  Armoundas, A A ^a   Rosenbaum, D S ^b,c   Ruskin, J N ^c   Garan, H ^c   Cohen, R J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Electrical alternans; Electrophysiological testing; Signal averaged electrocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL; T WAVE;

EID: 0031664020     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.3.251     Document Type: Article

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