Risk stratification for sudden cardiac death after acute myocardial infarction

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 237-246

  Liew, Reginald ^a   Chiam, Paul T L ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electrophysiological study; Holter recording; Non invasive tests; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE ALTERNANS;

EID: 77950885390     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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