Atrioventricular conduction and cardiovascular mortality: Assessment of recovery PR interval is superior to pre-exercise measurement

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 796-801

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

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d University of Applied Sciences   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular conduction; Cardiovascular mortality; Exercise test; PR interval; Prognostics

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PR INTERVAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77952671445     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.02.029     Document Type: Article

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