Early repolarization pattern predicts cardiac death and fatal arrhythmia in patients with vasospastic angina

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1181-1187

  Oh, Chang Myung ^a   Oh, Jaewon ^a   Shin, Dong Ho ^a   Hwang, Hye Jin ^a   Kim, Byeong Keuk ^a   Pak, Hui Nam ^a   Lee, Moon Hyoung ^a   Joung, Boyoung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Early repolarization; J point; Sudden cardiac death; Vasospastic angina; Ventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; NITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEATH; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROVOCATION TEST; QRS COMPLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT; THORAX PAIN; VASOSPASTIC ANGINA;

EARLY REPOLARIZATION; J-POINT; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; VASOSPASTIC ANGINA; VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84881479923     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.03.116     Document Type: Article

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