The HERO-2 ECG sub-studies in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction: Implications for clinical practice

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-23

  Wong, Cheuk Kit ^a   White, Harvey D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

30 day mortality; ECG; Fibrinolysis; STEMI

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY PERFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

30-DAY MORTALITY; ECG; FIBRINOLYSIS; STEMI;

ANTICOAGULANTS; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84887992842     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.10.008     Document Type: Review

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