The Frustrating Search for Arrhythmia Risk Stratifiers in Heart Failure Due to Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. Does T-Wave Alternans Testing Help?**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 1905-1906

  Verrier, Richard L ^a   Kumar, Kapil ^a   Josephson, Mark E ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; T WAVE;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 35549006725     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.09.005     Document Type: Editorial

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