Methods of identifying patients at high risk of subsequent arrhythmic death after myocardial infarction

Current Problems in Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 121-160

  Santoni Rugiu, Francesco ^a,b,c   Gomes, J Anthony ^a,d,e  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART STIMULATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PROGNOSIS; QT INTERVAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0032976325     PISSN: 01462806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0146-2806(99)90006-3     Document Type: Review

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