Diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in patients with chronic left bundle-branch block

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-22

  Eriksson, Peter ^a   Gunnarsson, Gunnar ^a   Dellborg, Mikael ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Left bundle branch block; Standard 12 lead ECG; Vectorcardiography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032810595     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017439950141984     Document Type: Article

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