Association of Early Repolarization and Sudden Cardiac Death During an Acute Coronary Event
Author(s) -
Jani T. Tikkanen,
Viktor Wichmann,
Juhani Junttila,
Meri Rainio,
Eeva Hookana,
Olli-Pekka Lappi,
MarjaLeena Kortelainen,
Olli Anttonen,
Heikki V. Huikuri
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.684
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1941-3149
pISSN - 1941-3084
DOI - 10.1161/circep.112.970863
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , benign early repolarization , qrs complex , sudden cardiac death , myocardial infarction , acute coronary syndrome , qt interval , ventricular fibrillation , st elevation , coronary artery disease , electrocardiography , odds ratio , atrial fibrillation , sudden death , repolarization , st segment , electrophysiology
Electrocardiographic early repolarization (ER) pattern has been previously associated with arrhythmic mortality and with an increased risk of ventricular fibrillation. We hypothesized that there is an association between ER and sudden cardiac death (SCD) during an acute coronary event.
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