Admission ST-segment elevation in lead aVR as the factor improving complex risk stratification in acute coronary syndromes

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 408-412

  Szymański, Filip M ^a   Grabowski, Marcin ^a   Filipiak, Krzysztof J ^a   Karpiński, Grzegorz ^a   Opolski, Grzegorz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 41849107150     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.06.015     Document Type: Article

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