Value of the electrocardiogram in localizing the occlusion site in the left anterior descending coronary artery in acute anterior myocardial infarction

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 389-395

  Engelen, Domien J ^a   Gorgels, Anton P ^a   Cheriex, Emile C ^a   De Muinck, Ebo D ^a   Oude Ophuis, Anton J ^b   Dassen, Willem R ^a   Vainer, Jindra ^a   Van Ommen, Vincent G ^a   Wellens, Hein J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; Q WAVE; ST SEGMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIES; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0032727546     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(99)00197-7     Document Type: Article

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