Significance of lead aVR ST segment elevation in acute coronary syndrome

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1382-1387

  Hengrussamee, Kriengkrai ^a,b   Kehasukcharoen, Wirash ^a   Tansuphaswadikul, Sudaratana ^a  

^a Cardiac Unit   (Thailand)

^b NONE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS); Electrocardiography (ECG); Lead aVR ST segment evaluation (aVRSTE)

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; ELECTROLYTE; LIPID; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX RATIO; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 30844460371     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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