Rapid reduction of ST-segment elevation after successful direct angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 685-689

  Santoro, Giovanni Maria ^a,b   Antoniucci, David ^a   Valenti, Renato ^a   Bolognese, Leonardo ^a   Buonamici, Piergiovanni ^a   Trapani, Maurizio ^a   Boddi, Vieri ^a   Fazzini, Pier Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0031572213     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00495-5     Document Type: Article

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