Independent and complementary utility of ambulatory electrocardiogram-based T-wave alternans and heart rate turbulence for predicting major cardiac events in patients after myocardial infarction

Circulation Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1084-1085

  Verrier, Richard L ^a   Schmidt, Georg ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE TURBULENCE; HUMAN; LETTER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUS RHYTHM; T WAVE ALTERNANS;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84875499654     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-12-1449     Document Type: Letter

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