Electrocardiographic manifestations: Patterns that confound the EKG diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction-left bundle branch block, ventricular paced rhythm, and left ventricular hypertrophy

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-78

  Brady, William J ^a   Chan, Theodore C ^b   Pollack, Marc ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Chest pain; EKG; Electrocardiogram; Left bundle branch block; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Ventricular paced rhythms

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; MORPHINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; R WAVE; ST SEGMENT; T WAVE; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0033967051     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00178-X     Document Type: Article

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