Role of the ECG in initial acute coronary syndrome triage: primary PCI regardless presence of ST elevation or of non-ST elevation.

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Published in Neth Heart J on November 01, 2014

Authors

B B L M IJkema1, J J R M Bonnier, D Schoors, M J Schalij, C A Swenne

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1: Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, the Netherlands.

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