Electrocardiographic Patterns Mimicking ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 601-615

  Pollak, Peter ^a   Brady, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ECG; Electrocardiogram; Mimic; ST segment elevation; STEMI

Indexed keywords

BENIGN EARLY REPOLARIZATION; BRUGADA SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MYOCARDITIS; OSBORN WAVE; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDITIS; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 84868147055     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: 15582264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2012.07.012     Document Type: Review

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