Predictive significance for sudden death of microvolt-level T wave alternans in New York Heart Association class II congestive heart failure patients: A prospective study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-57

  Baravelli, Massimo ^a   Salerno Uriarte, Diego ^a,b   Guzzetti, Daniela ^a   Rossi, Maria Cristina ^a   Zoli, Laura ^a   Forzani, Teresio ^a   Salerno Uriarte, Jorge A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure (CHF); Microvolt level T wave alternans (MTWA); New York Heart Association (NYHA)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVOLT LEVEL T WAVE ALTERANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOCK; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26044470839     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.12.026     Document Type: Article

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