Biventricular pacing does not affect microvolt T-wave alternans in heart failure patients

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 348-352

  Ehrlich, Joachim R ^a   Wegener, Florian T ^a   Anneken, Lars ^a   Duray, Gabor ^a   Israel, Carsten W ^a   Hohnloser, Stefan H ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Heart failure; Risk stratification; Sudden cardiac death; T wave alternans

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 39749192622     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.10.032     Document Type: Article

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