Fragmented QRS complexes are not hallmarks of myocardial injury as detected by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with acute myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2008-2013

  Ahn, Min Soo ^a   Kim, Jin Bae ^b   Yoo, Byung Su ^a   Lee, Jun Won ^a   Lee, Ji Hyun ^a   Youn, Young Jin ^a   Ahn, Sung Gyun ^a   Kim, Jang Young ^a   Lee, Seung Hwan ^a   Yoon, Junghan ^a   Choe, Kyung Hoon ^a  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRAGMENTED QRS COMPLEX; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84885612371     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.086     Document Type: Article

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