Complete atrioventricular block complicating acute anterior myocardial infarction can be reversed with acute coronary angioplasty

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 254-257

  Ho, Kay Woon ^a   Koh, Tian Hai ^a   Wong, Philip ^b   Wong, Sung Lung ^a   Lim, Yen Teak ^a   Lim, Soo Teik ^a   Hsu, Li Fern ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTERIOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART PACING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINUS RHYTHM; THORAX PAIN; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77950899776     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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