Relationship of ST elevation in lead aVR with angiographic findings and outcome in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes

American Heart Journal

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-78

  Yan, Andrew T ^a   Yan, Raymond T ^a   Kennelly, Brian M ^b   Anderson Jr , Frederick A ^c   Budaj, Andrzej ^d   López Sendón, José ^e   Brieger, David ^f   Allegrone, Jeanna ^c   Steg, Gabriel ^g   Goodman, Shaun G ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d GROCHOWSKI HOSPITAL   (Poland)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^f Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^g BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250307140     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.03.037     Document Type: Article

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