Methodology of serial ECG classification using an adaptation of the NOVACODE for Q wave myocardial infarction in the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI)

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 265-277

  Chaitman, Bernard R ^a,f   Zhou, Sophia H ^a   Tamesis, Beaver ^b   Rosen, Allan ^c   Terry, Art B ^a   Zumbehl, Kim M ^a   Stocke, Karen ^a   Takase, Bonpei ^d   Gussak, Ihor ^a   Rautaharju, Pentti M ^e  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^e WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial methodology; ECG classification; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE;

ALGORITHMS; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CANADA; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029826319     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-0736(96)80091-4     Document Type: Article

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