Early risk stratification for arrhythmic death in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-25

  Haghjoo, Majid ^a   Kiani, Reza ^a   Fazelifar, Amir Farjam ^a   Alizadeh, Abolfath ^a   Emkanjoo, Zahra ^a   Sadr Ameli, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ejection fraction; Heart rate variability; Myocardial infarction; Non sustained ventricular tachycardia; Risk stratification; Signal averaged electrocardiography; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 33846288353     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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