Combination of QT variability and signal-averaged electrocardiography in association with ventricular tachycardia in postinfarction patients

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-24

  Kudaiberdieva, Gulmira ^a,b   Gorenek, Bulent ^a   Goktekin, Omer ^a   Cavusoglu, Yuksel ^a   Birdane, Alpaslan ^a   Unalir, Ahmet ^a   Ata, Necmi ^a   Timuralp, Bilgin ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Irem Apt ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ejection fraction; Late potentials; Myocardial infarction; QT variability; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037269950     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jelc.2003.50003     Document Type: Article

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