Right ventricular ischemia mimicking acute anterior myocardial infarction

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1143-1146

  Saw, Jacqueline ^a   Amin, Haitham ^a   Kiess, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Electrocardiography; Ischemia; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; MORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0033401102     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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