The prognostic meaning of the full spectrum of aVR ST-segment changes in acute myocardial infarction

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 384-392

  Wong, Cheuk Kit ^a   Gao, Wanzhen ^b   Stewart, Ralph A H ^c   French, John K ^d   Aylward, Philip E G ^e   White, Harvey D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

30 day mortality; aVR; ECG; Myocardial infarction; ST changes

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART CONDUCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

AGED; ANTITHROMBINS; ASPIRIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN; HIRUDINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROGNOSIS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STREPTOKINASE;

EID: 84863399195     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr301     Document Type: Article

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