Predictive value of T-wave abnormalities at the time of emergency department presentation in patients with potential acute coronary syndromes

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 537-543

  Lin, Kathy B ^a   Shofer, Frances S ^a   McCusker, Christine ^a   Meshberg, Emily ^a   Hollander, Judd E ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Acute myocardial infarction; Electrocardiogram; Risk stratification; T wave

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY RISK; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; T WAVE; BIOASSAY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 52149120779     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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