Electrocardiographic presentations of acute total occlusion of the left main coronary artery

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 491-493

  Nikus, Kjell C ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA BALLOON; BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT ANTERIOR BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOCK; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84865454816     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2012.06.014     Document Type: Editorial

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