QT interval dynamics predict mortality in high-risk patients after myocardial infarction

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 276-281

  Hintze, Ulrik ^a   Vach, Werner ^b   Burchardt, Hans ^c   Videbaek, Jørgen ^d   Møller, Mogens ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Mortality; Myocardial infarction; QT interval; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; RR INTERVAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHENETHYLAMINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SULFONAMIDES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0036436047     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/140174302320774474     Document Type: Article

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