Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 119.e1-119.e2 , March 2009

Proximal right coronary artery occlusion with ST elevation in all precordial leads

  • Javier Garcia-Niebla, RN

      Affiliations

    • Servicios Sanitarios del Área de Salud de El Hierro, Valle del Golfo Health Center, Islas Canarias, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. C/ Las Lapas 45, 38911 Frontera-El Hierro, Islas Canarias- España. Tel.: +34 922 55 92 63 / 636 872 602.
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  • Diego Goldwasser, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institut Català Ciències Cardiovasculars, Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona Spain
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  • Antonio Bayes de Luna, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Institut Català Ciències Cardiovasculars, Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona Spain

Received 18 September 2008

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PII: S0022-0736(08)00448-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2008.11.002

Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 42, Issue 2 , Pages 119.e1-119.e2 , March 2009

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