Electrocardiogram of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: The significance of the various "scores"

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-118

  Birnbaum, Yochai ^a,b   Ware, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaterals; Electrocardiogram; Infarct size; Ischemia; Prognosis; Q waves; ST segment; T waves

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION LOCALIZATION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; R WAVE; ST SEGMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 18244393162     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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