QT dynamicity and sudden death after myocardial infarction: Results of a long-term follow-up study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 227-233

  Chevalier, Philippe ^a   Burri, Haran ^a   Adeleine, Patrice ^f   Kirkorian, Gilbert ^a   Lopez, Michel ^b   Leizorovicz, Alain ^c   André Fouët, Xavier ^a   Chapon, Philippe ^d   Rubel, Paul ^e   Touboul, Paul ^a  

^a LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINT JOSEPH SAINT LUC   (France)

^c U de Pharmacologie Clinique   (France)

^d CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Mortality; Myocardial infarction; QT dynamicity; QT interval; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RR INTERVAL; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE;

EID: 0037361292     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.02431.x     Document Type: Article

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