Optimizing the initial 12-lead electrocardiographic diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction
Open Access
- 15 February 2000
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Heart Journal
- Vol. 21 (4) , 275-283
- https://doi.org/10.1053/euhj.1999.1748
Abstract
Aims The optimum definition of ST elevation for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, with respect to both the minimum height and the minimum numbers of leads, is unknown. Furthermore, only 50% of patients with acute myocardial infarction present with ST elevation. We thus quantified the sensitivity and specificity of different ST elevation criteria for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, and determined whether models incorporating multiple QRST features in addition to ST elevation, could improve detection of acute myocardial infarction.Keywords
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