High-frequency QRS analysis improves the specificity of exercise ECG testing in women referred for angiography

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-26

  Rosenmann, David ^a   Mogilevski, Yaakov ^a   Amit, Guy ^b   Davrath, Linda R ^b   Tzivoni, Dan ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BSP Biological Signal Processing Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Electrocardiography; High frequency ECG; Ischemia; Stress testing; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENDER; GOLD STANDARD; HEART RATE; HIGH FREQUENCY COMPONENT OF THE QRS COMPLEX; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QRS COMPLEX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; ST SEGMENT; THORAX PAIN; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84872144490     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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