Risk stratification of patients with right ventricular infarction: Is there a need for a specific risk score?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 1642-1645

  Wong, C K ^a   White, H D ^a  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; HIRUDIN; LANOTEPLASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036869023     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-668X(02)93306-3     Document Type: Editorial

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