The electrocardiogram in right ventricular myocardial infarction

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 793-799

  Moye, Steven ^a   Carney, Mark F ^a   Holstege, Christopher ^a   Mattu, Amal ^b   Brady, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INFUSION FLUID; LEAD; MORPHINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CORONARY STENT; DEATH; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART PRELOAD; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; VEIN COMPLIANCE;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25144464127     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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