Exercise versus recovery electrocardiography in predicting mortality in patients with uncomplicated myocardial infarction

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 558-564

  Bigi, Riccardo ^a   Cortigiani, Lauro ^b   Gregori, Dario ^c   De Chiara, Benedetta ^a   Fiorentini, Cesare ^d  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Exercise electrocardiography; Myocardial infarction; Prognosis; Stress testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; MORTALITY; NOMOGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; STRESS; SURVIVAL RATE;

COHORT STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 1842784601     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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