Significance of vectorcardiogram in the cardiological diagnosis of the 21st century

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 319-323

  Pérez Riera, Andrés Ricardo ^a   Uchida, Augusto H ^b   Ferreira Filho, Celso ^a,c   Meneghini, Adriano ^a   Ferreira, Celso ^a,d   Schapacknik, Edgardo ^e   Dubner, Sergio ^f   Moffa, Paulo ^b  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNISA   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e Dr Cosme Argerich Hospital   (Argentina)

^f Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology Service   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diagnostic technic; Electrocardiogram; Sensitivity; Specificity; Vectorcardiogram

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOMEGALY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 34547203460     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.14     Document Type: Review

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