14th International Congress
THE "NEW FRONTIERS"
OF ARRHYTHMIAS 2000

Jan. 29 - Feb. 5, 2000
Marilleva, Trento, Italy

RT-100

T-wave alternans: clinical and experimental observations

Nabil El-Sherif, Gioia Turitto*.
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, State University of New York Health Science Center and Veterans Affairs, New York Harbor Health Care System, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Abstract

There is increasing evidence that microvolt level TWA measured during tachycardia-dependent exercise stress, provides a powerful non-invasive means of assessing risk of subsequent serious arrhythmic events. TWA may provide a tool for the physician to risk stratify patients at risk of cardiac arrest and sudden cardiac death noninvasively and may be used to identify patients who may benefit from prophylactic ICD.

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