A rare case of isolated right ventricular infarction

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 642-644

  Sawaya, Fadi ^a   Morris, Douglas ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; Right ventricular infarction; Vector electrocardiography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARE METAL STENT; CASE REPORT; CORONARY REPERFUSION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RARE DISEASES; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 70350060175     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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