Optimizing the initial 12-lead electrocardiographic diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction

European Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 275-283

  Menown, I B A ^a   MacKenzie, G ^b   Adgey, A A J ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis myocardial infarction; Electrocardiography; Modelling

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; R WAVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE; THORAX PAIN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034064704     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1999.1748     Document Type: Article

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