The prognostic value of T wave amplitude in lead aVR in males

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-119

  Tan, Swee Y ^a   Engel, Gregory ^b   Myers, Jonathan ^b   Sandri, Marcus ^b   Froelicher, Victor F ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular mortality; Electrocardiography; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QT INTERVAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 42549148124     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: 1542474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2008.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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