Maximal precordial ST-segment depression in leads V4-V6 in patients with inferior wall acute myocardial infarction indicates coronary artery disease involving the left anterior descending coronary artery system

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-278

  Hasdai, David ^a   Birnbaum, Yochai ^a   Porter, Avital ^a   Sclarovsky, Samuel ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

acute inferior wall acute myocardial infarction; coronary artery disease; electrocardiogram; precordial ST segment depression

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0031045916     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(96)02881-1     Document Type: Article

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