Clinical value of T-wave alternans assessment

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 323-328

  Klingenheben, Thomas ^a   Hohnloser, Steffan H ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia risk stratification; Sudden death; T wave alternans

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; SOTALOL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE TEST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; T WAVE;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 0036753589     PISSN: 13852264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016305831211     Document Type: Article

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