T/QRS ratio best distinguishes ventricular aneurysm from anterior myocardial infarction

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 279-287

  Smith, Stephen W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REPERFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 19544389684     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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