Prediction of arrhythmic events after myocardial infarction based on signal-averaged electrocardiogram and ejection fraction

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-228

  Schoenenberger, Andreas W ^a,b   Erne, Paul ^c   Ammann, Stephan ^a   Gillmann, Gerhard ^b   Kobza, Richard ^c   Stuck, Andreas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Hospital Lucerne   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Left; Mortality; Prognosis; Signal averaged electrocardiogram; Ventricular dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 38849101106     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00972.x     Document Type: Article

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