ST elevation in lead aVR as a sign of left main disease - Perpetuating an error?

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 542-543

  Nikus, Kjell Christer ^a   Sclarovsky, Samuel ^b  

^a Tampere   (Finland)

^b Tel Aviv Univ   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 4344669462     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.04.078     Document Type: Letter

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