Prognostic Significance of QRS Duration in Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease Referred for Noninvasive Evaluation of Myocardial Ischemia

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1490-1493

  Schinkel, Arend F L ^a   Elhendy, Abdou ^c   van Domburg, Ron T ^a   Biagini, Elena ^a   Rizzello, Vittoria ^a   Veltman, Caroline E ^a   ten Kate, Gerrit L ^a   Sijbrands, Eric J ^a   Akkerhuis, K Martijn ^a   Geleijnse, Marcel L ^a   ten Cate, Folkert J ^a   Simoons, Maarten L ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^b   Poldermans, Don ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 71749120845     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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