Defibillator electrogram T wave alternans as a predictor of spontaneous ventricular tachyarrhythmias in defibrillator recipients

Circulation Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-62

  Jin, Won Kim ^a   Pak, Hui Nam ^a   Jae, Hyung Park ^a   Nam, Gi Byoung ^b   Sook, Kyoung Kim ^a   Hyun, Soo Lee ^a   Jin, Kun Jang ^a   Jong, Il Choi ^a   Kim, Young Hoon ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; T wave alternans; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIGITAL IMAGING; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QT INTERVAL; RR INTERVAL; T WAVE; T WAVE ALTERNANS;

ADULT; AGED; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 58549089506     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-08-0311     Document Type: Article

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