Reciprocal changes in 12-lead electrocardiography can predict left main coronary artery lesion in patients with acute myocardial infarction

International Heart Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-20

  Jong, Gwo Ping ^a,b   Ma, Tsochiang ^c   Chou, Pesus ^a   Shyu, Miin Yaw ^d   Tseng, Wei Kung ^e   Chang, Ting Chuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Jen Ai General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^e CHENG CHING GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute left main occlusion; Acute myocardial infarction; Reciprocal change; ST segment depression

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; STATISTICAL MODEL; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY OCCLUSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 33344457955     PISSN: 13492365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.47.13     Document Type: Article

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