Prevalence of normal coronary angiography in the acute phase of suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Experience from the PRAGUE studies

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1147-1152

  Widimsky, P ^a   Stellova, B ^a   Groch, L ^b   Aschermann, M ^a   Branny, M ^c   Zelizko, M ^d   Stasek, J ^a   Formanek, P ^e  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c Czech Republic Salvatella Ltd   (Czech Republic)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

^e NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary spasm; Normal coronary angiography; ST elevation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THROMBOSIS; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 33845591375     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(06)70952-7     Document Type: Article

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