Vectorcardiography is superior to conventional ECG for detection of myocardial injury after coronary surgery

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 125-128

  Dahlin, Lars Göran ^a   Ebeling Barbier, C ^a   Nylander, E ^a   Rutberg, H ^a   Svedjeholm, R ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Electrocardiography; Myocardial infarction; Postoperative complications; Vectorcardiography

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; REGISTRATION; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035025021     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/140174301750164835     Document Type: Article

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