title: Prognostic significance of early short-term measurements of heart rate variability following acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: This study of 164 subjects demonstrates that short-term (5-minute) recordings of heart rate variability, performed within 48 hours of admission, identify those who survive acute myocardial infarction but have an adverse prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom. rick.steeds@uhb.nhs.uk <rick.steeds@uhb.nhs.uk>
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Steeds
authors.forename: Janine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Channer
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Townend
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015996:Survival Rate