Circumflex artery-related acute myocardial infarction: Limited ECG abnormalities but poor outcome

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 286-290

  Rasoul, S ^a   De Boer, M J ^a   Suryapranata, H ^a   Hoorntje, J C A ^a   Gosselink, A T M ^a   Zijlstra, F ^b   Ottervanger, J P ^a   Dambrink, J H E ^a   Van 't Hof, A W J ^a  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circumflex; Coronary artery (right); Infarct related vessel; Myocardial infarction (acute); ST segment deviation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; TICLOPIDINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; ECG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 35948933874     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03086001     Document Type: Article

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