Currently, there are three prognostic indicators of ventricular electrical instability: long-term
ambulatory ECG recording, programmed electrical stimulation and the signal-averaged …

A quantitative technique is presented for discrimination of ventricular fibrillation (VF) signals
from other mono-morphic and polymorphic ventricular arrhythmias. Ventricular arrhythmias …

Sudden death is a frequent cause of mortality worldwide, affecting people with either known
or unknown heart disease. Coronary artery disease is its most common etiology. 1 The …

Sudden death is probably the greatest challenge facing modem cardiology today. This is
mainly due to the impact of its brusque appearance and the socioeconomic implications …

Introduction ince 1887, 8, 9 the electrocardiogram (ECG) has been used in the diagnosis of
cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is objective, simple, rapidly obtained, painless, and largely …

Patients with ischemic heart disease and left ventricular systolic dysfunction are at high risk
of sudden cardiac death. However, most of these high-risk patients will never develop …

Sudden death is a major source of mortality in developed countries. Identifying patients at
risk and implementing treatment for prevention requires an understanding of the causes …

The pathophysiological background for ventricular tachyarrhythmias based on experimental
and clinical evidence is presented. Sudden cardiac death may occur as the first …

For the electrophysiologist ventricular fibrilla-tions consist in their typical forms in a truly
desynchronized, non self-limited ventricular electricalactivity. In fact, so strictly defined …

A new computer electrocardiographic program has been evaluated on 1000
electrocardiograms and compared with clinical interpretation. The computer can differentiate …