Clinical significance of conditions presenting with ECG changes mimicking acute myocardial infarction

International Journal of Angiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-122

  Yahalom, Malka ^a   Roguin, Nathan ^b   Suleiman, Khaled ^a   Turgeman, Yoav ^a,b  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

cardiac and noncardiac; clinical conditions; ECG changes; mimicking acute MI; normal coronary arteries

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; FLUOROURACIL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BEE STING; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHOCK; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; T WAVE INVERSION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 84878381487     PISSN: 10611711     EISSN: 16155939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1343357     Document Type: Article

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