Prognostic value of a normal or nonspecific initial electrocardiogram in acute myocardial infarction

JAMA

Volumn 286, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 1977-1984

  Welch, Robert D ^a   Zalenski, Robert J ^a   Frederick, Paul D ^b   Malmgren, Judith A ^c   Compton, Scott ^a   Grzybowski, Mary ^a   Thomas, Sophia ^a   Kowalenko, Terry ^a   Every, Nathan R ^d  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Ovation Research Group   (United States)

^c HealthStat Consulting Inc   (United States)

^d Veterans Puget Sound Health Care System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 0035944538     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.286.16.1977     Document Type: Article

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