Electrocardiographic predictors of sudden and non-sudden cardiac death in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 527-533

  Al Zaiti, Salah S ^a   Fallavollita, James A ^b,c   Canty, John M ^b,c,d   Carey, Mary G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b VA WNY Health Care System   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d University at Buffalo The State University of New York   (United States)

^e STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Ischemic cardiomyopathy; Sudden cardiac arrest

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT; QT INTERVAL; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; COMPLICATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84927570888     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.05.008     Document Type: Article

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