Risk prediction by heart rate turbulence and deceleration capacity in postinfarction patients with preserved left ventricular function retrospective analysis of 4 independent trials

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 597-601

  Bauer, Axel ^a   Barthel, Petra ^b   Müller, Alexander ^b   Ulm, Kurt ^b   Huikuri, Heikki ^c   Malik, Marek ^d   Schmidt, Georg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic function; Myocardial infarction; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 70350376117     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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