| Literature DB >> 1294067 |
M F O'Rourke1, A Cook, G Carroll, D Gallagher, J Hall.
Abstract
From a study of 526 patients having automatic ECG analysis, criteria were established which diagnosed acute evolving Q wave myocardial infarction with 71% sensitivity and 98% specificity. Specificity was 100% when patients with known previous Q wave infarction were excluded. In pre-hospital practice the high sensitivity and specificity were maintained. This method appears appropriate, when other criteria are met, for paramedic-initiated pre-hospital thrombolysis with remote supervision of a cardiologist by telephone.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1294067 DOI： 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1992.tb01701.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Aust N Z J Med ISSN： 0004-8291