Heart rate and arrhythmic risk: Old markers never die

Europace

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-157

  La Rovere, Maria Teresa ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPRANOLOL;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE MARKER; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; TACHYCARDIA;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; REST; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 76749122979     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup437     Document Type: Editorial

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