Characteristics of patients with right bundle branch block and ST-segment elevation in right precordial leads

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 581-583

  Atarashi, Hirotsugu ^a   Ogawa, Satoshi ^b   Harumi, Kenichi ^b   Hayakawa, Hirokazu ^b   Sugimoto, Tsuneaki ^b   Okada, Ryozo ^b   Murayama, Masahiro ^b   Toyama, Junji ^b  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030238481     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00360-8     Document Type: Article

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