Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 335-341 , July 2008

Value of lead aVR in predicting acute occlusion of proximal left anterior descending coronary artery and in-hospital outcome in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: an electrocardiographic predictor of poor prognosis

  • Nazif Aygul, MD

      Affiliations

    • Meram Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Department, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Selcuk Universitesi, Meram Tip Fakultesi, Kardiyoloji AD, 42080 Meram, Konya, Turkey. Tel.: +90 533 653 1042; fax: +90 332 237 3721.
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  • Kurtulus Ozdemir, MD

      Affiliations

    • Meram Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Department, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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  • Mehmet Tokac, MD

      Affiliations

    • Meram Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Department, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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  • Meryem Ulku Aygul, MD

      Affiliations

    • Meram Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Department, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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  • Mehmet Akif Duzenli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Meram Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Department, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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  • Adnan Abaci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Department, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Ahmet Bacaksiz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Meram Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Department, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey
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  • Hüseyin Yazici, MD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Department, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Sait Bodur, MD

      Affiliations

    • Meram Faculty of Medicine, Public Health Department, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey

Received 9 December 2007

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PII: S0022-0736(08)00083-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.02.025

Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 335-341 , July 2008

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