T wave normalization in infarct-related electrocardiographic leads during exercise testing for detection of residual viability: Comparison with positron emission tomography

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-82

  Mobilia, Gianni ^a,c   Zanco, Pierluigi ^b   Desideri, Alessandro ^b   Neri, Gianfilippo ^a   Alitto, Ferdinando ^a   Suzzi, Gianleone ^b   Chierichetti, Franca ^b   Celegon, Leopoldo ^b   Ferlin, Giorgio ^b   Buchberger, Riccardo ^a  

^a Cardiology Unit   (Italy)

^b San Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; NITROGEN 13;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; T WAVE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE SURVIVAL; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0032126318     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(98)00205-8     Document Type: Article

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