Prevalence of acute myocardial infarction in patients with presumably new left bundle-branch block

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 361-367

  Mehta, Nilay ^a   Huang, Henry D ^b   Bandeali, Salman ^b   Wilson, James M ^b,c   Birnbaum, Yochai ^b,c  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Electrocardiogram; Left bundle branch block; Primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; TROPONIN I;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CREATINE KINASE, MB FORM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TROPONIN I;

EID: 84862896827     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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