Transient disappearance of Q waves of previous myocardial infarction due to exercise-induced ischemia of the contralateral noninfarcted myocardium

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-103

  Madias, J E ^a   Manyam, B ^b   Khan, M ^b   Singh, V ^b   Tziros, C ^b  

^a ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

exercise testing; myocardial infarction; myocardial ischemia; Q wave disappearance; thallium 201 scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0030946812     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(97)80016-7     Document Type: Article

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