Should T-wave alternans testing be used to risk stratify candidates for prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy?

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 242-244

  Rashba, Eric J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; QRS COMPLEX; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; T WAVE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARDIAC COMPLEXES, PREMATURE; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 14644418495     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2004.12.015     Document Type: Editorial

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