Electrocardiogram-based predictors of clinical outcomes: A meta-analysis of the prognostic value of ventricular repolarization

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 516-526

  Al Zaiti, Salah S ^a   Fallavollita, James A ^b,c   Wu, Yow Wu B ^b   Tomita, Machiko R ^b   Carey, Mary G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c VA WNY Health Care System   (United States)

^d STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ECG; Electrocardiogram; Meta analysis; Mortality; Repolarization; RR; SCAE

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; T WAVE; T WAVE AMPLITUDE; T WAVE INVERSION; VENTRICULAR REPOLARIZATION; AGE; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84927574946     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.05.004     Document Type: Article

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