Value of the 12-lead electrocardiogram to define the level of obstruction in acute anterior wall myocardial infarction: Correlation to coronary angiography and clinical outcome in the DANAMI-2 trial

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 378-383

  Eskola, Markku J ^a   Nikus, Kjell C ^a   Holmvang, Lene ^b   Sclarovsky, Samuel ^c   Tilsted, Hans Henrik ^d   Huhtala, Heini ^e   Niemelä, Kari O ^a   Clemmensen, Peter ^b  

^a PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c Procardia Medical Center   (Israel)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; Myocardial infarction; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149180586     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.10.035     Document Type: Article

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