Terminal QRS complex distortion on the admission electrocardiogram in anterior acute myocardial infarction and association with residual flow and infarct size after primary angioplasty

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-25

  Yang, Hyun Suk ^a   Lee, Cheol Whan ^a   Hong, Myeong Ki ^a   Moon, Dae Hyuk ^a   Kim, Young Hak ^a   Lee, Sang Gon ^a   Han, Ki Hoon ^a   Kim, Jae Joong ^a   Park, Seong Wook ^a   Park, Seung Jung ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Myocardial infarction; QRS distortion

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QRS COMPLEX; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 21144458767     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2005.20.1.21     Document Type: Article

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