Journal article
Prognostic Importance of Myocardial Ischemia Detected by Ambulatory Monitoring Early after Acute Myocardial Infarction
Abstract
BACKGROUND: After an acute myocardial infarction, it is important to determine the risk of a subsequent coronary event. We studied the prognostic value of myocardial ischemia detected by ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring in patients who had recently had an acute myocardial infarction.
METHODS: Five to seven days after acute myocardial infarction, 406 patients underwent 48-hour ambulatory ECG monitoring, with submaximal exercise …
Authors
Gill JB; Cairns JA; Roberts RS; Costantini L; Sealey BJ; Fallen EF; Tomlinson CW; Gent M
Journal
New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 334, No. 2, pp. 65–71
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
January 11, 1996
DOI
10.1056/nejm199601113340201
ISSN
0028-4793