Risk stratification for arrhythmic events: Are the bangs worth the bucks?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1912-1915

  Eisenberg, Mark J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOTE; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035200076     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(01)01639-4     Document Type: Editorial

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