False positive ST-segment depression during exercise in subjects with short PR segment and angiographically normal coronaries: Correlation with exercise-induced ST depression in subjects with normal PR and normal coronaries

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 203-208

  Myrianthefs, Michael M ^a,b   Nicolaides, Evagoras P ^a   Pitiris, Damianos ^b   Demetriades, Evros I ^b   Zambartas, Costakis M ^a  

^a NICOSIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

^b Dept of Statistics and Research ^*  (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Normal coronary arteries; Short PR segment; ST segment depression, lead V5; Treadmill test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL STRESS; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0031726909     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(98)90135-2     Document Type: Article

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