Prognostic significance of electrocardiographic Q-waves in a low-risk population

Europace

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1012-1017

  Godsk, Peter ^a,b   Jensen, Jan Skov ^a,b,c   Abildstrøm, Steen Z ^a   Appleyard, Merete ^a   Pedersen, Sune ^b   Mogelvang, Rasmus ^a,d  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d HOLBÆK HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Myocardial infarction; Q waves; Silent myocardial infarction; Unrecognized myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HAZARD RATIO; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; Q WAVE; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENMARK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863001156     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur409     Document Type: Review

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