Predictive characteristics of Holter-based postinfarction risk stratifiers appear superior to electrophysiological testing

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Wichterle, Dan ^a,b,c   Šimek, Jan ^b   Camm, John ^a   Malik, Marek ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Heart rate; Mortality; Myocardial infarction; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NONSUSTAINED VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; OSCILLATION; RISK FACTOR; TURBULENCE SLOPE;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 12844278105     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.00091.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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