Ischemic J wave: Novel risk marker for ventricular fibrillation?

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 829-835

  Jastrzebski, Marek ^a   Kukla, Piotr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^b H Klimontowicz Specialistic Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; J wave; ST segment elevation; Vasospastic angina; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; J WAVE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RISK FACTOR; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 65749094819     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.02.036     Document Type: Article

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