QRS complex and ST segment manifestations of ventricular ischemia: The effect of regional slowing of ventricular activation

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 497-504

  Bacharova, Ljuba ^a,b   Szathmary, Vavrinec ^c   Mateasik, Anton ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LASER CENTER   (Slovakia)

^b Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; QRS complex; Regional ischemia; Slowed ventricular activation; ST segment deviation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; ST SEGMENT;

MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; QRS COMPLEX; REGIONAL ISCHEMIA; SLOWED VENTRICULAR ACTIVATION; ST SEGMENT DEVIATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 84886952308     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2013.08.016     Document Type: Article

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