Postinfarction risk assessment for sudden cardiac death using late potential analysis of the digital Holter electrocardiogram

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1227-1232

  Steinbigler, Peter ^a   Haberl, Ralph ^a   Brüggemann, Thomas ^b   Andresen, Dietrich ^b   Steinbeck, Gerhard ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Holter electrocardiography; Late potential analysis; Signal averaging; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDIZATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0036936960     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.01227.x     Document Type: Article

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