Usefulness of leads V7, V8, and V9 ST elevation to diagnose isolated posterior myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 467-469

  Wong, Cheuk Kit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOGRAPHY; BALLOON OCCLUSION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LETTER; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POSTERIOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 78951490894     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.10.137     Document Type: Article

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