Predictive Value of Microvolt T-Wave Alternans for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Preserved Cardiac Function After Acute Myocardial Infarction. Results of a Collaborative Cohort Study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2268-2274

  Ikeda, Takanori ^a   Yoshino, Hideaki ^a   Sugi, Kaoru ^b   Tanno, Kaoru ^c   Shimizu, Hiroki ^d   Watanabe, Jun ^e   Kasamaki, Yuji ^f   Yoshida, Akihiro ^g   Kato, Takao ^h  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVOLT T WAVE ALTERANS TEST; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33845193645     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.075     Document Type: Article

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