Utility of the prehospital electrocardiogram in diagnosing acute coronary syndromes: The myocardial infarction triage and intervention (MITI) project

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-27

  Kudenchuk, Peter J ^a   Maynard, Charles ^a   Cobb, Leonard A ^a   Wirkus, Mark ^a   Martin, Jenny S ^a   Kennedy, J Ward ^a   Weaver, W Douglas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; ST SEGMENT;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 0032126156     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(98)00175-2     Document Type: Article

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