The clinically unrecognized Q-wave myocardial infarction: What does it mean and what should we do?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 768-770

  Aguilar, David ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; Q WAVE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33645236707     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.10.015     Document Type: Editorial

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