The Accuracy of Electrocardiographic Q Waves for the Detection of Prior Myocardial Infarction as Assessed by a Novel Standard of Reference

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-100

  Sandler, Leonard L ^a   Pinnow, Ellen E ^a   Lindsay, Joseph ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Myocardial infarction; Myocardial scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PERFUSION; HEART PERFUSION DEFECT; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINNESOTA CODE; Q WAVE; QS WAVE; REFERENCE VALUE; SCREENING; STANDARD; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0742322221     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960270212     Document Type: Article

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