The prognostic value of the Tpeak-Tend interval in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 555-560

  Haarmark, Christian ^a   Hansen, Peter R ^c   Vedel Larsen, Esben ^a   Haahr Pedersen, Sune ^c   Graff, Claus ^b   Andersen, Mads P ^b   Toft, Egon ^b   Wang, Fan ^a   Struijk, Johannes J ^b   Kanters, Jørgen K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

mortality; Percutaneous coronary intervention; QT interval; ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; Tpeak Tend interval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; DENMARK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350051038     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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