Increased T wave complexity can indicate subclinical myocardial ischemia in asymptomatic adults

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 684-688

  Al Zaiti, Salah S ^a   Runco, Kristen N ^a   Carey, Mary G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Firefighters; Myocardial ischemia; Principal component analysis; Repolarization; T wave complexity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; T WAVE; T WAVE COMPLEXITY RATIO; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 80054937483     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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