The evolution of electrocardiographic changes in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 734-746

  Nable, Jose Victor ^a   Brady, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 67649996725     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.05.025     Document Type: Article

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