Early assessment of heart rate variability is predictive of in-hospital death and major complications after acute myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 361-368

  Carpeggiani, Clara ^a   L'Abbate, Antonio ^b   Landi, Patrizia ^a   Michelassi, Claudio ^a   Raciti, Mauro ^a   Macerata, Alberto ^c   Emdin, Michele ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Heart rate variability; In hospital complications; Prognosis; RMSSD; SDANN; SDNN; standard deviation of 5 min mean values for all normal RR intervals; standard deviation of all normal RR intervals; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE-PHASE REACTION; ADULT; AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4143130011     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.07.023     Document Type: Article

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