Prediction of cardiovascular death and myocardial infarction by the QRS-T angle and T vector loop morphology after angioplasty in stable angina pectoris: an 8-year follow-up

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 310-317

  Rubulis, Aigars ^a   Bergfeldt, Lennart ^b   Rydén, Lars ^a   Jensen, Jens ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular death; Myocardial infarction; Prognosis; Sudden death; Ventricular repolarization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; ST SEGMENT; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; COMORBIDITY; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953573841     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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