Determinants of ST-segment level in lead aVR in anterior wall acute myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-117

  Kotoku, Munenori ^a   Tamura, Akira ^a   Abe, Yusei ^b   Kadota, Junichi ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Almeida Memorial Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Electrocardiography; Lead aVR; ST segment

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTERIOR WALL ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART PERFUSION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ALGORITHMS; CORONARY STENOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 60349127004     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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