Frequency, characteristics, and clinical significance of transient ST segment elevation in patients with acute coronary syndromes

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 941-947

  Drew, Barbara J ^a   Pelter, M M ^a   Adams, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Electrocardiogram; Myocardial infarction; Myocardial ischaemia; Physiological monitoring; ST segments

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAN FRANCISCO; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0036623629     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2987     Document Type: Article

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