Usefulness of reperfusion ventricular arrhythmias in non-invasive prediction of early reperfusion and sustained coronary artery patency in acute myocardial infarction

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 231-236

  Chiladakis, John A ^a   Vlachos, Nikolaos ^a   Patsouras, Nikolaos ^a   Mazarakis, Andreas ^a   Manolis, Antonis S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Early reperfusion; Sustained coronary patency; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0035728614     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015275008339     Document Type: Article

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