Ischemia detection after myocardial infarction: Diagnostic value of exercise-induced QRS duration changes evaluated by a new computerized method

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-15

  Cantor, Angel ^a,b   Goldfarb, Benjamin ^a   Aszodi, Andre ^a   Battler, Alexander ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Exercise stress testing; Ischemia detection; Myocardial infarction; QRS complex duration

Indexed keywords

THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

EID: 0031914948     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(98)90002-4     Document Type: Article

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