Detection of acute myocardial infarction using the 12-lead ECG plus inverted leads versus the 16-lead ECG (with additional posterior and right-sided chest electrodes)

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 368-374

  Trägårdh, Elin ^a   Claesson, Mikaela ^a   Wagner, Galen S ^b   Zhou, Sophia ^c   Pahlm, Olle ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

16 lead ECG; 19 lead ECG; 24 lead ECG; Acute coronary syndrome; Acute myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWEDEN;

EID: 35349024289     PISSN: 14750961     EISSN: 1475097X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2007.00761.x     Document Type: Article

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