Optimizing ambulatory ECG monitoring of T-wave alternans for arrhythmia risk assessment

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 329-333

  Verrier, Richard L ^a   Nearing, Bruce D ^a   Stone, Peter H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Repolarization; Sudden death; T wave alternans; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRODE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECORDING; RISK ASSESSMENT; T WAVE;

ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036754141     PISSN: 13852264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016357815281     Document Type: Article

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