Effects of exercise rehabilitation on cardiac electrical instability assessed by T-wave alternans during ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring in coronary artery disease patients without and with diabetes mellitus

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 832-837

  Kentt, Tuomas ^a,b   Tulppo, Mikko P ^c,d   Nearing, Bruce D ^b,e   Karjalainen, Jaana J ^a,c   Hautal, Arto J ^c   Kiviniemi, Antti M ^c   Huikuri, Heikki V ^a   Verrier, Richard L ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Verve   (Finland)

^d LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; T WAVE; T WAVE ALTERNAN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84926182541     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.06.014     Document Type: Article

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