An evaluation of serum troponin T and signal-averaged electrocardiography in predicting electrocardiographic abnormalities after blunt chest trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 304-312

  Fulda, Gerard J ^a,b   Giberson, Frederick ^a   Hailstone, Dalva ^a   Law, Amy ^a   Stillabower, Michael ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b CHRISTIANA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA;

EID: 0030954666     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199708000-00016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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