Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 106-110 , March 2009

Electrocardiographic prediction of short-term prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction associated with the left main coronary artery

Received 7 September 2008

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PII: S0022-0736(08)00439-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.10.008

Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 106-110 , March 2009

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