Common pitfalls in the interpretation of electrocardiograms from patients with acute coronary syndromes with narrow QRS: A consensus report

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 463-475

  Birnbaum, Yochai ^a   Bayés De Luna, Antonio ^b   Fiol, Miquel ^c   Nikus, Kjell ^d   MacFarlane, Peter ^e   Gorgels, Anton ^f   Sionis, Alessandro ^g   Cinca, Juan ^g   Barrabes, Jose A ^h   Pahlm, Olle ⁱ   Sclarovsky, Samuel ^j   Wellens, Hein ^k   Gettes, Leonard ^l  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Institut Català de Ciències Cardiovasculars   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e University Clinic of Cardiovascular Disease   (United Kingdom)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g Hospital Sant Pau   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

ⁱ LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^j TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^k MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^l UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Electrocardiogram; ST depression; ST elevation; T wave

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; T WAVE INVERSION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CONSENSUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84865512659     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2012.06.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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