Heart rate turbulence slope reduction in imminent ventricular tachyarrhythmia and its implications

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 735-740

  Watanabe, Mari A ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia prediction; Heart rate turbulence; Heart rate variability; ICD record

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DEFIBRILLATION; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HEART RATE TURBULENCE; HEART RATE TURBULENCE SLOPE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; BIOPHYSICS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 33745195666     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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