The initial electrocardiographic pattern in acute myocardial infarction: Correlation with infarct size

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL., 1999, Pages 122-128

  Birnbaum, Yochai ^a   Wagner, Galen S ^b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; STREPTOKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 0033391058     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(99)90061-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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