Electrocardiographic evaluation of reperfusion therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 68-85

  Clemmensen, Peter ^a,b,c,d  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION;

EID: 0030072928     PISSN: 09078916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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