Prevalence of ECGs Exceeding Thresholds for ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Apparently Healthy Individuals: The Role of Ethnicity

Background Early prehospital recognition of critical conditions such as ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has prognostic relevance. Current international electrocardiographic STEMI thresholds are predominantly based on individuals of Western European descent. However, because of eth...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Heart Association Vol. 9; no. 13; p. e015477
Main Authors:	ter Haar, C. Cato, Kors, Jan A., Peters, Ron J. G., Tanck, Michael W. T., Snijder, Marieke B., Maan, Arie C., Swenne, Cees A., van den Born, Bert‐Jan H., de Jong, Jonas S. S. G., Macfarlane, Peter W., Postema, Pieter G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England John Wiley and Sons Inc 07.07.2020 Wiley
Subjects:	Action Potentials Adolescent Adult Aged ECG Electrocardiography ethnicity Female Health Status Disparities Heart Disease Risk Factors Heart Rate HELIUS study Humans Male Middle Aged Missed Diagnosis Netherlands - epidemiology Original Research population study Predictive Value of Tests Prevalence Race Factors Reproducibility of Results Risk Assessment ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction - ethnology ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction - physiopathology STEMI Young Adult Netherlands population study ECG STEMI HELIUS study ethnicity
ISSN:	2047-9980, 2047-9980
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