title: Prognostic importance of isolated T-wave abnormalities.
abstract: Computerized electrocardiograms recorded on 46,950 male veterans were analyzed to demonstrate the prognostic value of T-wave amplitude in a general medical population. There were 3,926 cardiovascular deaths over 6 years. Multivariate survival analysis allowed the development of a T-wave amplitude graphic that provides clinicians with a simple method of estimating the relative risk for cardiovascular mortality from T-wave amplitude in limb lead I.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center and Veterans Affairs Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Victor F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Froelicher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology