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Springer The Female Electrocardiogram Special Repolarization Features Gender Differences and the Risk of Adverse Cardiac Events 1st Editon 2016 Softbound by Pentti M. Rautaharju
Recent research cited above has documented that QRS/T angle and other novel repolarization measures of deviant repolarization are potent predictors of cardiac morbidity and mortality over and above the traditional risk factors such as old ECG-MI, ECG-LVH or QT prolongation. A novel ECG model of repolarization based on electrophysiological considerations developed by the author has been the cornerstone in this search for improved predictors. The concepts involved in these quantitative methods are advanced and clinicians may not readily understand their utility in patient care. Their value is perhaps more easily comprehended by investigators who are collaborating in preventive studies and evaluation of adverse effects of cardio-active agents. It is expected that this book will facilitate understanding how these new ECG finding can be used in both clinical and epidemiological application. Special Featuresof the female electrocardiogram.- Gender Differences Emerging DuringAdolescence in Heart Rate, QRS Duration and ST Elevation.- The RepolarizationModel - Conceptual Considerations.- Electrocardiographic Predictors CoronaryHeart Disease Death in Women.- ECG Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation and HeartFailure.- ECG Predictors of Sudden Cardiac Death.- The Utility of theElectrocardiogram in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy.- Ventricular ConductionDefects in Women.- ST-T waveform features, QT and mortality risk.- Statisticalexpressions for peaked vs. flat T wave and T wave asymmetry.