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Classification of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Defects for Risk Assessment

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Long-Term Ambulatory Electrocardiography

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 20))

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Abstract

Approximately 10% of the patients having suffered a myocardial infarction die during the first year following their acute illness. Several studies have investigated the role of Holter ambulatory monitoring in the identification of patients at increased risk of sudden death: conflicting results have been reported.

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Kulbertus, H.E. (1982). Classification of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction Defects for Risk Assessment. In: Roelandt, J., Hugenholtz, P.G. (eds) Long-Term Ambulatory Electrocardiography. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7570-5_15

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