Time domain heart rate variability as a predictor of long-term prognosis after acute myocardial infarction

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 474-479

  Liu, Ping Yen ^a,b   Tsai, Wei Chuan ^b   Lin, Li Jen ^b   Li, Yi Heng ^b   Chao, Ting Hsing ^b   Tsai, Liang Miin ^b   Chen, Jyh Hong ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiac death; Electrocardiography, ambulatory; Heart rate; Myocardial infarction; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART BEAT; HEART DEATH; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0347531393     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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