Development and validation of a prognostic index for risk stratification of patients with early repolarization

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 361-371

  Stavrakis, Stavros ^a,b   Patel, Nishit ^a   Te, Charles ^a,b   Golwala, Harsh ^a   George, Augustine ^a   Lozano, Pedro ^a,b   Lazzara, Ralph ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

early repolarization; mortality; prognosis; risk stratification; sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; SULFONYLUREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROGNOSTIC INDEX; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QT PROLONGATION; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84867855883     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: 1542474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2012.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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