Exercise-recovery hysteresis in the ventricular gradient predicts antiarrhythmic therapy in primary prevention ICD patients

Computing in Cardiology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2010, Pages 765-768

  Man, Sum Che ^a   De Winter, Priscilla V ^a   Thijssen, Joep ^a   Maan, Arie C ^a   Van Meerwijk, Wilbert P M ^a   Van Der Wall, Ernst E ^a   Schalij, Martin J ^a   Swenne, Cees A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIALS; CARDIAC DEATH; EJECTION FRACTION; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATES; ROC ANALYSIS;

CARDIOLOGY; HYSTERESIS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

EID: 79953822666     PISSN: 23258861     EISSN: 2325887X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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