An electrocardiographic algorithm for the prediction of the culprit lesion site in acute anterior myocardial infarction

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 77-84

  Kim, Thomas Y ^a   Alturk, Najib ^a   Shaikh, Nasir ^a   Kelen, George ^a   Salazar, Manny ^a   Grodman, Richard ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; Left anterior descending artery; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; ST SEGMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032984131     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960220205     Document Type: Article

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