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01-06-2010 | Original article
The value of the ECG for decision-making at first medical contact in the patient with acute chest pain
Authors:
A. Meissner, A. P. Gorgels, H. J. Wellens
Published in:
Netherlands Heart Journal
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Issue 6/2010
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Extract
In acute cardiac ischaemia the size of the cardiac area at risk is related to the site of occlusion of the culprit coronary artery. The closer to the origin of the coronary vessel the larger the jeopardised area. Therefore the purpose of our study was to find out how good the ECG is at the time of first medical contact to give information about the size of the area at risk, helping decision-making about the best and quickest way to prevent myocardial damage. …