T-wave alternans


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T-wave alternans

A repolarisation phenomenon manifesting as a microvolt beat-to-beat change in the amplitude of the T wave and ST segment on EKGs.  T-wave alternans has low specificity as a predictor of arrhythmic risk in unselected populations with prior myocardial infarction.

T-wave alternans

Cardiology A subtle every-other-beat variation in T waves that is prognostic of Pts at high risk for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. See Alternans test.
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T-wave alternans and the susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias.
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COMPARISON OF T WAVE ALTERNANS IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIOMYOPATHY AND HEALTHY CONTROLS
ECG tracings from patients belong to the T-Wave Alternans Challenge Database (TWACD) [17], which contains 100 multichannel ECG records sampled at 500 Hz with 16 bit resolution over a [+ or -] 32 mV range.
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(NASDAQ-CAMH), Bedford, Mass, has announced that clinical results, presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association demonstrate that Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) testing can help determine which MADIT II type patients (prior myocardial infarction and left ventricular ejection fraction of 30% or less) should receive an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).
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The test measures a tiny fluctuation in heartbeat called the T-wave alternans.
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BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have assessed T-wave alternans (TWA) as a possible mechanism of cardiac arrhythmias related to air pollution in high-risk subjects and have reported associations with increased TWA magnitude.
Controlled exposure study of air pollution and T-wave alternans in volunteers without cardiovascular disease

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