ST elevation after myocardial infarction: what does it mean?

Editorial

L A Piérard. Heart. 2007 Nov.

. 2007 Nov;93(11):1329-30.

doi: 10.1136/hrt.2007.119131.

Abstract

See article on page 1376

Conflict of interest: None declared.

Functional and structural correlates of persistent ST elevation after acute myocardial infarction successfully treated by percutaneous coronary intervention.
Galiuto L, Barchetta S, Paladini S, Lanza G, Rebuzzi AG, Marzilli M, Crea F. Galiuto L, et al. Heart. 2007 Nov;93(11):1376-80. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2006.105320. Epub 2007 Feb 19. Heart. 2007. PMID: 17309911 Free PMC article.

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