The new universal definition of myocardial infarction criteria improve electrocardiographic diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-73

  Fleischmann, Kirsten E ^a   Zègre Hemsey, Jessica ^b   Drew, Barbara J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ECG criteria; Ischemia; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 78650331554     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.10.037     Document Type: Article

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