Incremental prognostic value of an abnormal baseline spatial QRS-T angle in chronic dialysis patients

Europace

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 290-296

  De Bie, Mihály K ^a   Koopman, Marion G ^b   Gaasbeek, André ^a   Dekker, Friedo W ^a   Maan, Arie C ^a   Swenne, Cees A ^a   Scherptong, Roderick W ^a   Van Dessel, Pascal F ^b   Wilde, Arthur A ^b   Schalij, Martin J ^a   Rabelink, Ton J ^a   Wouter Jukema, J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular mortality; Dialysis; Spatial QRS T angle; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALL CAUSE MORTALITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; QRS INTERVAL; QTC INTERVAL; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; AGED; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879709342     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eus306     Document Type: Article

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