Minimizing false activation of cath lab for STEMI - A realistic goal?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wong, Cheuk Kit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ECG; Primary PCI; STEMI misdiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ECG ABNORMALITY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEART ARREST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

ECG; PRIMARY PCI; STEMI MISDIAGNOSIS;

CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GOALS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84894046634     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.132     Document Type: Article

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