The deeper the negativity of the t waves recorded, the greater is the effectiveness of reperfusion of the myocardium?

Cardiology (Switzerland)

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-97

  Nakajima, T ^a   Kagoshima, T ^a   Fujimoto, S ^a   Hashimoto, T ^a   Dohi, K ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Inverted T wave; Left ventricular wall motion; Myocardial infarction; QT interval; Stunned myocardium

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; T WAVE;

EID: 0030064505     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: 14219751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000177069     Document Type: Article

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