Dynamic vectorcardiography for early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction compared with 12-lead electrocardiogram

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 871-876

  Gustafsson, Gunnar ^a   Dellborg, Mikael ^b   Lindahl, Bertil ^c   Wallentin, Lars ^c  

^a GÄVLE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

acute myocardial infarction; continuous vectorcardiography; diagnosis; electrocardiogram; multilead electrocardiographic monitoring; non diagnostic electrocardiogram

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030485138     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019501-199612000-00001     Document Type: Article

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