Prognostic significance of early short-term measurements of heart rate variability following acute myocardial infarction.
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.
Steeds
Richard
R
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom. rick.steeds@uhb.nhs.uk <rick.steeds@uhb.nhs.uk>
Fletcher
Janine
J
Smith
Michael
M
West
John
J
Channer
Kevin
K
Townend
John
J
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