Of MIs and Men-A historical perspective on the diagnostics of acute myocardial infarction

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 535-543

  Cervellin, Gianfranco ^a   Lippi, Giuseppe ^b  

^a ACADEMIC HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UO Diagnostica Ematochimica   (Italy)

Author keywords

acute coronary syndrome; biomarkers; electrocardiogram; history; myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TROPONIN I; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ANIMAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HISTORY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84905216686     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: 10989064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1383544     Document Type: Review

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