title: [Late ventricular potentials after myocardial infarction].
abstract: Late potentials in the QRS complex can be detected with signal-averaged electrocardiography and are associated with delayed and disorganized ventricular activation. This article reviews the technique, describes the pathophysiological basis of late potentials, and assesses the prognostic value of late potentials for subsequent development of ventricular tachyarrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in postmyocardial infarction patients.
authors.affiliation: Skejby Sygehus, Kardiologisk afdeling B., Arhus.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frost
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mølgaard
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toftegaard Nielsen
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Bloch Thomsen
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Sene ventrikulaere potentialer efter myokardieinfarkt.