Prognostic value of signal-averaged electrocardiogram in Chagas disease

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 502-509

  Ribeiro, Antonio Luiz Pinho ^a,c   Cavalvanti, Paulo Sérgio ^a   Lombardi, Federico ^b   Nunes, Maria Do Carmo Pereira ^a   Barros, Márcio Vinícius Lins ^a   Rocha, Manoel Otávio Da Costa ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Prognosis; Signal averaged electrocardiography

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; SINUS RHYTHM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 43049093345     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.01088.x     Document Type: Article

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