Associations between different status of myocardial ischemia and ischemia-related negative or positive epicardial U-waves: Observations during coronary angioplasty

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 293-303

  Kataoka, Hajime ^a   Yano, Shoji ^b  

^a Nishida Hospital   (Japan)

^b Almeida Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Electrocardiogram; U wave

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PACING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE;

EID: 0032700110     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(99)90000-6     Document Type: Article

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