Combined assessment of heart rate recovery and T-wave alternans during routine exercise testing improves prediction of total and cardiovascular mortality: The Finnish Cardiovascular Study

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1765-1771

  Leino, Johanna ^a   Minkkinen, Mikko ^a   Nieminen, Tuomo ^a   Lehtimäki, Terho ^a,b   Viik, Jari ^a   Lehtinen, Rami ^a,b,c   Nikus, Kjell ^b   Kööbi, Tiit ^a,b   Turjanmaa, Väinö ^a,b   Verrier, Richard L ^d   Kähönen, Mika ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c University of Applied Sciences   (Finland)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise test; Heart rate recovery; Mortality; Prognosis; T wave alternans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; ECG ABNORMALITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HEART RATE RECOVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; T WAVE ALTERNANS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BICYCLING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 70749095195     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.08.015     Document Type: Article

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