Characteristics of "malignant" vs. "benign" electrocardiographic patterns of early repolarization

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 390-394

  Tikkanen, J T ^a,b   Huikuri, H V ^b  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Haartman Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Early repolarization; ECG; Sudden Cardiac Death

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EARLY REPOLARIZATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE BIGEMINY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODROMAL SYMPTOM; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SUDDEN DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INCIDENCE; MANDATORY TESTING; MASS SCREENING; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANDATORY TESTING; MASS SCREENING; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928824689     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2014.12.020     Document Type: Review

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