New body surface isopotential map evaluation method to detect minor potential losses in non-Q-wave myocardial infarction

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1115-1121

  Medvegy, Mihály ^a,b   Préda, István ^b   Savard, Pierre ^a   Pintér, Arnold ^b   Tremblay, Gaétan ^a   Nasmith, James B ^a   Palisaitis, Donald ^a   Nadeau, Réginald A ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Haynal Imre Medical University   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Angina; Mapping; Myocardial infarction; Potentials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0342615021     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.10.1115     Document Type: Article

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