Electrocardiographic diagnosis of right ventricular infarction in the presence of left ventricular posterior infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 125-128

  Mittal, S R ^a,b   Jain, Sunil ^a  

^a J L N MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Brahampuri ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT;

EID: 0032965163     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(98)00003-5     Document Type: Letter

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