Sudden cardiac arrest in patients with preserved left ventricular systolic function: A clinical dilemma

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Sawhney, Navinder ^a   Narayan, Sanjiv M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary Disease; Preserved systolic function; Risk stratification; Sudden cardiac arrest; T wave alternans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; DEFIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 61749090782     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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