Crescendo in depolarization and repolarization heterogeneity heralds development of ventricular tachycardia in hospitalized patients with decompensated heart failure

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-90

  Nearing, Bruce D ^a   Wellenius, Gregory A ^a,b   Mittleman, Murray A ^a   Josephson, Mark E ^a   Burger, Andrew J ^c   Verrier, Richard L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depolarization; Repolarization; T wave alternans; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; T WAVE;

CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOBUTAMINE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC AGENTS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 84858304943     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.965434     Document Type: Article

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