Ischaemia detected by continuous on-line vectorcardiographic monitoring predicts unfavourable outcome in patients admitted with probable unstable coronary disease

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 753-760

  Andersen, Karl ^a   Eriksson, Peter ^a   Dellborg, Mikael ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

prognosis; risk; unstable angina; vectorcardiography

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030474881     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019501-199610000-00008     Document Type: Article

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