ECG criteria in diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction in the presence of left bundle branch block

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 167-174

  Gunnarsson, Gunnar ^a   Eriksson, Peter ^a   Dellborg, Mikael ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Left bundle branch block; Myocardial infarction; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0035040568     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(01)00378-3     Document Type: Article

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