Influence of Diabetes and/or Myocardial Infarction on Prevalence of Abnormal T-Wave Alternans

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 355-359

  Martin, David T ^a   Shoraki, Azadeh ^a   Nesto, Richard W ^a   Rutter, Martin K ^b  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Exercise testing; Myocardial infarction; T wave alternans

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; T WAVE; T WAVE ALTERNANS ABNORMALITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 70350679000     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: 1542474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2009.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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