Old age, left bundle branch block and acute myocardial infarction: A vexing and lethal combination

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 713-716

  Friesinger II, Gottlieb C ^a   Smith, Raphael F ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; AGING; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0033857591     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(00)00801-9     Document Type: Editorial

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