Identification of the culprit artery involved in inferior wall acute myocardial infarction using electrocardiographic criteria

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-44

  Bayram, E ^a   Atalay, Canan ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Culprit artery; Electrocardiogram; Inferior wall acute myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PREDICTION; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STANDARDIZATION; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0742289940     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000403200106     Document Type: Article

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