Quantitative assessment of microvolt T-wave alternans in patients with congestive heart failure

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 620-624

  Klingenheben, Thomas ^a   Ptaszynski, Pawel ^a   Hohnloser, Stefan H ^a,b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; T wave alternans; Ventricular tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPOLARIZATION; T WAVE;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 20444426491     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.40708.x     Document Type: Article

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