High-risk ECG patterns in ACS - Need for guideline revision

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 535-539

  Birnbaum, Itamar ^a   Birnbaum, Yochai ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACS; ECG; Guideline revision

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ECG ABNORMALITY; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; T WAVE AMPLITUDE; T WAVE INVERSION;

ACS; ECG; GUIDELINE REVISION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84886950695     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2013.06.008     Document Type: Article

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