Comparison of quantitative T-wave alternans profiles of healthy subjects and ICD patients

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-118

  De Vilhena Garcia, Euler ^a,b,c   Samesima, Nelson ^b   Filho, Horácio G Pereira ^b   Quadros, Cristina M ^b   Da Silva, Luis Tenório Cavalcante ^b   Filho, Martino Martinelli ^b   Hannouche, Maria Luciana Zacharias ^b   Mathias Jr, Wilson ^b   Pastore, Carlos Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c SQN 415 Bloco A ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Healthy subjects; ICD; T wave alternans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; T WAVE; T WAVE ALTERNANS; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64949152779     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: 1542474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2009.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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