Mechanism of ST-elevation in precordial leads V1-V4 in acute pulmonary embolism

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-252

  Cheng, Tsung O ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Precordial leads; Pulmonary embolism; ST elevation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE DISEASE; ARTERY EMBOLISM; CORONARY ARTERY EMBOLISM; COUGHING; DEFECATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STROKE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 68049083418     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.041     Document Type: Editorial

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