ST depression in ECG at entry indicates severe coronary lesions and large benefits of an early invasive treatment strategy in unstable coronary artery disease - The FRISC II ECG substudy

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-5

  Mahadevan, V S ^a   Adgey, A A J ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; SURVIVAL;

CLINICAL TRIALS; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY STENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036401613     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2813     Document Type: Editorial

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