Fractal analysis of heart rate variability and mortality after an acute myocardial infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 347-352

  Tapanainen, Jari M ^a   Thomsen, Poul Erik Bloch ^b   Køber, Lars ^c   Torp Pedersen, Christian ^b   Mäkikallio, Timo H ^a   Still, Aino Maija ^a   Lindgren, Kai S ^a   Huikuri, Heikki V ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RR INTERVAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; FRACTALS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037102335     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02488-8     Document Type: Article

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