Continuous vectorcardiographic monitoring of ischemia during coronary angioplasty in patients with bundle-branch block

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 501-507

  Eriksson, Peter ^a   Albertsson, Per ^a   Ekström, Lars ^a   Dellborg, Mikael ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Bundle branch block; Monitoring ischemia; Vectorcardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; FEMALE; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033407111     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019501-199910000-00010     Document Type: Article

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