Dynamic analysis of heart rate may predict subsequent ventricular
tachycardia after myocardial infarction.
Makikallio TH, Seppanen T, Airaksinen KE,
Koistinen J, Tulppo MP, Peng CK,
Goldberger AL, Huikuri HV
In: Am J Cardiol (1997 Sep 15) 80(6):779-83
Dynamics analysis of RR interval behavior and traditional measures of
heart rate variability were compared between postinfarction patients
with and without vulnerability to ventricular tachyarrhythmias in a
case-control study. Short-term fractal correlation of heart rate
dynamics was better than traditional measures of heart rate
variability in differentiating patients with and without life-
threatening arrhythmias.
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