How many leads are in the 12-lead electrocardiogram, and what does that mean for the diagnosis of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction?

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 472-474

  Kligfield, Paul ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GOLD STANDARD; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX PAIN; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; WAVEFORM;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 36048983113     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2007.09.005     Document Type: Editorial

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