To simply identify "up or down" displacement of the ST segment in the electrocardiogram can lead to serious errors

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 436-437

  Hurst, J Willis ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATED MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REJUVENATION; ST SEGMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATED MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THERAPEUTIC ERROR;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 49449111437     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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