The negative U wave: A pathogenetic enigma but a useful, often overlooked bedside diagnostic and prognostic clue in ischemic heart disease

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 674-677

  Correale, Ernesto ^a,b   Battista, Rossano ^a   Ricciardiello, Vincenzo ^a   Martone, Angelina ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera di Caserta   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute ischemia; Clinical practice; Collateral circulation; Diastolic compliance; Diastolic stretch; Negative U wave pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART SOUND; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEGATIVE U WAVE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 10044256405     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960271203     Document Type: Review

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