Acute posterior wall myocardial infarction: Electrocardiographic manifestations

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 409-413

  Brady, William J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Electrocardiogram; Posterior wall

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION;

EID: 0031875578     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90143-7     Document Type: Article

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