Prognostic significance of inverse spatial QRS-T angle circadian pattern in myocardial infarction survivors

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-84

  Giannopoulos, Georgios ^a   Dilaveris, Polychronis ^a   Batchvarov, Velislav ^b   Synetos, Andreas ^a   Hnatkova, Katerina ^b   Gatzoulis, Konstantinos ^a   Malik, Marek ^b   Stefanadis, Christodoulos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circadian variation; Myocardial infarction; QRS T angle; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; SURVIVOR;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 57349139004     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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