Body surface mapping vs 12-lead electrocardiography to detect ST-elevation myocardial infarction

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 779-784

  Ornato, Joseph P ^a   Menown, Ian B A ^b   Peberdy, Mary Ann ^a   Kontos, Michael C ^a   Riddell, John W ^c   Higgins III, George L ^d,e   Maynard, Suzanne J ^f   Adgey, Jennifer ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Craigavon Cardiac Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; TROPONIN;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE MAPPING ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION HEART INFARCTION; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 68349103270     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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