QT dispersion measured by an automatic continuous method early in patients admitted for chest pain

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 217-224

  Kesek, Milos ^a   Jernberg, Tomas ^a   Lindahl, Bertil ^a   Englund, Anders ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automatic measurement; Chest pain; Computer assisted signal processing; Electrocardiographic methods; Prognosis; QT dispersion; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RECORDING; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATISTICS;

EID: 0036773962     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00158-4     Document Type: Article

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