Risk stratification for sudden cardiac death: A puzzle beyond p values

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 56, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 1484-1485

  Lauer, Michael S ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiorespiratory fitness; exercise testing; sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART INDEX; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART RATE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; NOTE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE INVERSION; WORKLOAD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HEALTH SURVEY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77958016179     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.05.047     Document Type: Editorial

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