Lack of sensitivity of the electrocardiogram for detection of old myocardial infarction: A cardiac magnetic resonance imaging study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 742-748

  Asch, Federico M ^a   Shah, Sangeeta ^a   Rattin, Christine ^b   Swaminathan, Srirama ^c,d   Fuisz, Anthon ^a   Lindsay, Joseph ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Cardiovascular Consultants Inc   (United States)

^c NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; CICATRIX; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 33748677061     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.02.037     Document Type: Article

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