American Heart Journal
Volume 146, Issue 5 , Pages 757-763 , November 2003

“Mirror-lake” serial relationship of electrocardiographic and biochemical indices for the detection of reperfusion and the prediction of salvage in patients with acute myocardial infarction

  • Birgit Jurlander, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Heart Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, and Hillerød, Sygehus, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Lene Holmvang, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Heart Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, and Hillerød, Sygehus, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Søren Galatius, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Heart Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, and Hillerød, Sygehus, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Creighton Vaught, BS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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  • Per Johanson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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  • Mitchell W Krucoff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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  • Peer Grande, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Heart Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, and Hillerød, Sygehus, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Peter Clemmensen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Heart Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, and Hillerød, Sygehus, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Galen S Wagner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Galen S. Wagner, MD, Duke University Medical Center, 2400 Pratt St, Suite 0306, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
    • Division of Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

Received 4 October 2002 ,Accepted 10 February 2003.

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☆ Supported by grants from The Danish Heart Foundation, The Danish Research Academy and Murermester Lauritz Peter Christensen og hustru Kirsten Sigrid Christensens Fond.Guest Editor for this manuscript was Elliott Antman, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Mass.

PII: S0002-8703(03)00394-6

doi: 10.1016/S0002-8703(03)00394-6

American Heart Journal
Volume 146, Issue 5 , Pages 757-763 , November 2003

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