The prognostic value of early repolarization with ST-segment elevation in African Americans

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 558-565

  Perez, Marco V ^a   Uberoi, Abhimanyu ^a   Jain, Nikhil A ^a   Ashley, Euan ^a   Turakhia, Mintu P ^a,b   Froelicher, Victor ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Cardiovascular mortality; Early repolarization; Electrocardiogram; ST segment elevation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EARLY REPOLARIZATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859423624     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.11.020     Document Type: Article

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