Exercise-induced T-wave normalization predicts recovery of regional contractile function after anterior myocardial infarction

European Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 420-428

  Pizzetti, Giuseppe ^a   Montorfano, M ^a   Belotti, G ^a   Margonato, A ^a   Ballarotto, C ^a   Chierchia, S L ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Recent anterior myocardial infarction; T wave pseudonormalization; Viability

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032032245     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1997.0772     Document Type: Article

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