Unraveling the riddle of transient T-wave inversion (Wellens' ECG pattern): T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging identifies myocardial edema

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1635-1636

  Tada, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREATH HOLDING; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART EDEMA; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE COMPLIANCE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MYOCARDIUM EDEMA; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RELAXATION TIME; T WAVE INVERSION;

EID: 80053082481     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.05.013     Document Type: Editorial

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