Occurrence, characteristics, and outcome of patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction who do not fulfill traditional criteria

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 405-409

  Herlitz, Johan ^a  

^a University Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Criteria; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; Q WAVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031830713     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960210607     Document Type: Article

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