New considerations of ST segment "elevation" and "depression" and accompanying T wave configuration in acute coronary syndromes

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Birnbaum, Yochai ^a   Zhou, Sophia ^b   Wagner, Galen S ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CARDIAC PATIENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NONHUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; T WAVE INVERSION;

EID: 78650435223     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.11.001     Document Type: Editorial

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