Fragmented QRS complex has poor sensitivity in detecting myocardial scar

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 308-314

  Wang, Dee Dee ^a   Buerkel, Daniel M ^a,b   Corbett, James R ^a   Gurm, Hitinder S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

ECG; Fragmented QRS complex; Myocardial scar; Q wave

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FRAGMENTED QRS COMPLEX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTERIOR WALL MYOCARDIAL SCAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; SCAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

CICATRIX; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 78449241990     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: 1542474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2010.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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