How much does AVR ST change help stratify patients with coronary disease?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 526-528

  Wong, Cheuk Kit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

aVR; Non ST elevation ACS; STEMI; Stress test

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LETTER; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; ST SEGMENT; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84878019603     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.125     Document Type: Article

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