T Wave Alternans And Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia Risk Stratification: A Review

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the leading causes of mortality in industrialized countries. Thus, identifying patients at high risk of SCD is an important goal. T wave alternans (TWA) is a new method for identifying patients with lethal ventricular tachyarrhythmias, and is dependent on heart r...

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Main Authors: Masahiko Takagi, Junichi Yoshikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-04-01
Series:Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
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Online Access:http://www.ipej.org/0302/takagi.htm