Prediction of decrease in myocardial perfusion defect size and severity during a 3-month follow-up by the degree of acute resolution of electrocardiographic changes

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 100-105

  Kalinauskiene, Egle ^a   Vaicekavicius, Edvardas ^a   Kulakiene, Ilona ^b  

^a LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Lithuania)

^b KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; Myocardial infarction; Myocardial perfusion imaging; Reperfusion therapy; Technetium Tc 99m sestamibi

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; REPERFUSION INJURY;

EID: 18144409467     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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