Usefulness of sinus tachycardia and ST-segment elevation in V5 to identify impending left ventricular free wall rupture in inferior wall myocardial infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 414-417

  Wehrens, Xander H T ^a   Doevendans, Pieter A ^a,b   Widdershoven, Jos W M G ^a   Dassen, Willem R M ^a   Prenger, Kees ^b   Wellens, Hein J J ^a   Gorgels, Anton P M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RUPTURE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYMPTOM;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RUPTURE, POST-INFARCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035880663     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)01691-5     Document Type: Article

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