The left bundle-branch block puzzle in the 2013 ST-elevation myocardial infarction guideline: From falsely declaring emergency to denying reperfusion in a high-risk population. Are the Sgarbossa Criteria ready for prime time?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 409-413

  Cai, Qiangjun ^a,b,c   Mehta, Nilay ^a,c   Sgarbossa, Elena B ^e   Pinski, Sergio L ^c   Wagner, Galen S ^d   Califf, Robert M ^d   Barbagelata, Alejandro ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b McFarland Clinic   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 84883776710     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.03.032     Document Type: Review

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