Right bundle branch block as a cause of false-negative ECG classification of inferior myocardial infarction

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 279-284

  Gussak, Ihor ^a   Zhou, Sophia H ^b   Rautaharju, Pentti ^a   Bjerregaard, Preben ^c   Stocke, Karen ^a   Osada, Naohiko ^a   Yokoyama, Yasuhiro ^a   Miller, Mark ^a   Islam, Sumaiya ^a   Chaitman, Bernard R ^a  

^a S Louis Univ Health Science Center   (United States)

^b HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inferior Q wave; Right bundle branch block; Serial ECG changes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE;

EID: 13044269640     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(99)90111-5     Document Type: Article

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