title: What do we know about the "malignant form" of early repolarization?
abstract: There is an urgent need to identify electrocardiographic characteristics that differentiate the "benign early repolarization pattern" from "malignant early repolarization." In a previous paper, we considered the different electrocardiographic elements of the early repolarization pattern and analyzed how they confer important prognostic information. In the present article, we review more recent information regarding the importance of the contour of the ST segment, with special emphasis on the currently termed malignant form and its value for risk stratification in early repolarization.
authors.affiliation: Tel Aviv Medical Center and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Arnon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosso
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Viskin
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halkin
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Viskin
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*
keywords: ECG; ER; MI; VF; athletes; early repolarization; electrocardiogram; myocardial infarction; ventricular fibrillation