Risk stratification by T-wave morphology for cardiovascular mortality in patients with systolic heart failure

Europace

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1522-1528

  Huang, Hui Chun ^a   Lin, Lian Yu ^a   Yu, Hsi Yu ^a   Ho, Yi Lwun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease mortality; Systolic heart failure; T wave morphology; Total cosine between QRS and T wave

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QRS COMPLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; T WAVE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71049132627     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup294     Document Type: Article

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