Recent advances in the electrocardiographic diagnosis of myocardial infarction: Left bundle branch block and pacing

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1370-1379

  Sgarbossa, Elena B ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART PACING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 0029794506     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb04217.x     Document Type: Review

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