T-wave variability as a risk stratifier in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Tasič, Jerneja ^a   Zupan, Igor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathy; Risk stratification; Sudden cardiac death; T wave variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUS RHYTHM; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; T WAVE AMPLITUDE;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 60949112194     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.02274.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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