Comparison of serial measurements of infarct size and left ventricular ejection fraction by contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and electrocardiographic QRS scoring in reperfused anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 230-236

  Weir, Robin A P ^a   Martin, Thomas N ^a   Murphy, Charles Aengus ^a   Petrie, Colin J ^a   Clements, Suzanne ^a   Steedman, Tracey ^a   Dargie, Henry J ^a   Wagner, Galen S ^b  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Electrocardiography; Infarct size; Left ventricular ejection fraction; Selvester QRS score

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; EPLERENONE; FUROSEMIDE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77950602638     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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