New Q waves on the presenting electrocardiogram independently predict increased cardiac mortality following a first ST-elevation myocardial infarction | Zendy

Jacqueline Andrews | Zendy

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New Q waves on the presenting electrocardiogram independently predict increased cardiac mortality following a first ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Author(s) -

Jacqueline Andrews

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1053/euhj.1999.1908

Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , streptokinase , captopril , ejection fraction , st elevation , st segment , angina , heart failure , blood pressure

The prognostic significance of pathological Q waves appearing in the acute phase of myocardial infarction has not been determined. We investigated whether new Q waves on the presenting electrocardiogram of patients with acute ST-segment elevation were independently associated with a worse outcome after a first myocardial infarction.

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