T-Wave Alternans: Marker, Mechanism, and Methodology for Predicting Sudden Cardiac Death

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 75-81

  Pham, Quan ^a   Quan, Kara J ^a   Rosenbaum, David S ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arryhthmia; Electrophysiology; Repolarization

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STRESS; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE;

EID: 0347359251     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2003.09.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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