T-wave amplitude variability and the risk of death in chagas disease

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 799-805

  Ribeiro, Antonio Luiz Pinho ^a   Rocha, Manoel Otàvio Da Costa ^a   Terranova, Paolo ^b   Cesarano, Marco ^b   Nunes, Maria Do Carmo Pereira ^a   Lombardi, Federico ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; Chagas disease; heart rate variability; prognosis; QT interval; ventricular repolarization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHAGAS DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM; T WAVE AMPLITUDE;

ADULT; AGED; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960724366     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.02000.x     Document Type: Article

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