Fragmented QRS for the prediction of sudden cardiac death: A meta-analysis

Europace

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 969-977

  Rosengarten, James A ^a,b   Scott, Paul A ^c   Morgan, John M ^b,d  

^a POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Fragmented QRS; Meta analysis; Risk factors; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; FRAGMENTED QRS INTERVAL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; NONISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84937917834     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu279     Document Type: Article

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