Electrocardiographic applications of lead aVR

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 864-874

  Williamson, Kelly ^a   Mattu, Amal ^b   Plautz, Claire U ^a   Binder, Allan ^a   Brady, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG INTOXICATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TACHYCARDIA; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERDOSE; PERICARDITIS; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 33750614047     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.05.013     Document Type: Article

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