Markers of autonomic tone on a standard ECG are predictive of mortality in old age

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 36-41

  Van Bemmel, Thomas ^a,c   Vinkers, David J ^a   Macfarlane, Peter W ^b   Gussekloo, Jacobijn ^a   Westendorp, Rudi G J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Elderly; Electrocardiogram; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Ventricular extrasystole

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SENESCENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 28844492260     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.02.031     Document Type: Article

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