Performance of electrocardiographic criteria to differentiate Takotsubo cardiomyopathy from acute anterior ST elevation myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 345-348

  Johnson, Nils P ^a,b   Chavez, Jose F ^a   Mosley II, William J ^a   Flaherty, James D ^a   Fox, Justin M ^a,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Diagnostic criteria; Electrocardiogram; ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ANTERIOR ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; J POINT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOGRAPHY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; ANTERIOR WALL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 84884213637     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.07.029     Document Type: Article

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