Fractal correlation properties of R-R interval dynamics in asymptomatic relatives of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 151-158

  Mahon, Niall G ^a   Hedman, Antti E ^b   Padula, Mina ^a   Gang, Yi ^a   Savelieva, Irina ^a   Waktare, Johan E P ^a   Malik, Marek M ^a   Huikuri, Heikki V ^c   McKenna, William J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathy; Heart rate variability

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN II ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTALS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0036125847     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-9842(01)00227-6     Document Type: Article

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