Role of Noninvasive Studies in Risk Stratification for Sudden Cardiac Death

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 192-197

  Kunavarapu, Chandra ^a   Bloomfield, Daniel M ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Microvolt T wave alternans; Myocardial infarction; Signal averaged electrocardiogram; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE ALTERNANS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842479245     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960270404     Document Type: Review

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