The role of ST-segment elevation in lead aVR in the risk assessment of patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 329-337

  Janata, Karin ^a   Höchtl, Thomas ^b   Wenzel, Catharina ^a   Jarai, Rudolf ^b   Fellner, Barbara ^b   Geppert, Alexander ^b   Smetana, Peter ^b   Havranek, Vera ^b   Huber, Kurt ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acute pulmonary embolism; aVR; ECG; ST elevation

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T;

ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; THORAX PAIN; THROMBUS;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TROPONIN T; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84860840529     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-011-0395-z     Document Type: Article

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