Recognition of left main occlusion in acute coronary syndrome

Acta Cardiologica Sinica

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 139-146

  Chen, Yi ^a   Jao, Yeun Tarl Fresner Ng ^a   Fang, Ching Chang ^a   Yu, Ching Lung ^a   Chen, Chiliang ^a   Wang, Shih Pu ^a  

^a TAINAN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Electrocardiogram; Left main occlusion

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9444258088     PISSN: 10116842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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