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T-Wave Alternans

Mechanisms, Relevance, and Clinical Implications

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Cardiac Repolarization

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Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death in Western countries and account for more than half a million deaths annually in the USA. Sudden cardiac death (SCD) accounts for more than 50% of cardiovascular mortality and its incidence has been estimated as high as 0.1 to 0.2% in the overall population (1). In approx 1/3 of cardiac patients, SCD is the first manifestation of coronary artery disease, and its incidence is increasing proportionally to the number of risk factors (2).

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Pruvot, E., Rosenbaum, D.S. (2003). T-Wave Alternans. In: Gussak, I., Antzelevitch, C., Hammill, S.C., Shen, WK., Bjerregaard, P. (eds) Cardiac Repolarization. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-362-0_23

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