Increased intra-QRS fragmentation in magnetocardiography as a predictor of arrhythmic events and mortality in patients with cardiac dysfunction after myocardial infarction

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 396-401

  Korhonen, Petri ^a   Husa, Terhi ^a   Tierala, Ilkka ^a   Väänänen, Heikki ^b   Mäkijärvi, Markku ^a   Katila, Toivo ^b   Toivonen, Lauri ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiac dysfunction; Intra QRS fragmentation; Magnetocardiography; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 33645290507     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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