Differentiating ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Nonischemic Causes of ST Elevation by Analyzing the Presenting Electrocardiogram

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-306

  Jayroe, Jason B ^a   Spodick, David H ^b   Nikus, Kjell ^c   Madias, John ^d   Fiol, Miguel ^e   De Luna, Antoni Bayés ^f   Goldwasser, Diego ^f   Clemmensen, Peter ^g   Fu, Yuling ^h   Gorgels, Anton P ⁱ   Sclarovsky, Samuel ^j   Kligfield, Paul D ^k   Wagner, Galen S ^l   Maynard, Charles ^m   Birnbaum, Yochai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Heart Center   (Finland)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^f Institut Català de Ciències Cardiovasculars   (Spain)

^g Copenhagen University Hospital ^*  (Denmark)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

ⁱ MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^k WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^l DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58749084113     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.09.082     Document Type: Article

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