Prevalence of right ventricular myocardial infarction in patients with acute inferior wall myocardial infarction

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 354-357

  Khan, S ^a   Kundi, A ^a   Sharieff, Saleem ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Prevalence; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION LOCALIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST PAIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC;

EID: 2642543166     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00030.x     Document Type: Article

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