Monophasic action potential-like electrocardiogram simulating acute myocardial infarction

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-44

  Hsieh, Ming Hsiung ^a   Cheng, Choun Yi ^a   Chan, Paul ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^b   Chen, Shih Ann ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; Electrolyte

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; POTASSIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; ST SEGMENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0037299966     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022387814254     Document Type: Article

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