Electrocardiographic risk markers: Which one is the best? An unsettled argument with an impetuous growth

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  • Margarita Dorantes Sánchez Instituto de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular

Keywords:

Electrocardiographic risk markers, malignant ventricular arrythmias, risk stratificaction

Abstract

La identificación de signos eléctricos premonitorios que permitan estratificar el riesgo de las arritmias ventriculares malignas o de sus recidivas, es uno de los mayores retos a los que se enfrenta la comunidad cardiológica internacional.

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2010-03-29

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Dorantes Sánchez M. Electrocardiographic risk markers: Which one is the best? An unsettled argument with an impetuous growth. CorSalud [Internet]. 2010 Mar. 29 [cited 2025 Sep. 12];2(1):55-61. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/1105

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