Early continuous ST segment monitoring in unstable angina: Prognostic value additional to the clinical characteristics and the admission electrocardiogram

Heart

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 222-228

  Patel, Deven J ^a,e   Holdright, Diana R ^a   Knight, Charles J ^a   Mulcahy, David ^a   Thakrar, Bharat ^a   Wright, Christine ^a   Sparrow, Jane ^a   Wicks, Margaret ^b   Hubbard, William ^b   Thomas, Rod ^b   Sutton, George C ^c   Hendry, Gordon ^d   Purcell, Henry ^a   Fox, Kim ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HILLINGDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Prognosis; Transient myocardial ischemia; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0029865135     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.75.3.222     Document Type: Article

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