Right ventricular infarction - Diagnosis and treatment

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 473-482

  Haji, Showkat A ^a   Movahed, Assad ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Electrocardiogram; Hemodynamics; Myocardial infarction; Reperfusion; Right ventricle; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPERFUSION; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 0033933647     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960230721     Document Type: Review

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