The utilization of twelve-lead electrocardiography for predicting sudden cardiac death after heart transplantation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2665-2672

  Chang, Hung Yu ^a,c   Yin, Wei Hsian ^a,c   Lo, Li Wei ^b,c   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^b,c   Chang, Shih Lin ^b,c   Hu, Yu Feng ^b,c   Feng, An Ning ^a,c   Chiang, Meng Cheng ^a   Young, Mason Shing ^a   Chang, Chong Yi ^a   Chuang, Yi Cheng ^a   Chong, Eric ^b   Chen, Shih Ann ^b,c   Wei, Jeng ^a  

^a CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Heart rate; Heart transplantation; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT PROLONGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; DEVICES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84885593117     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.029     Document Type: Article

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