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The authors assessed the value of ECG to detect a prior myocardial infarction (MI) by retrospectively studying over a 1000 patients who had undergone cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and for whom a recent ECG was available. In total, 230 (150 + 80) ECGs...

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Published in:Netherlands heart journal 2021-03, Vol.29 (3), p.117-118
Main Authors: Delewi, R., Pinto, Y. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiology
Diagnostic tests
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Electrocardiography
Heart attacks
Medical Education
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Patients
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Summary:The authors assessed the value of ECG to detect a prior myocardial infarction (MI) by retrospectively studying over a 1000 patients who had undergone cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and for whom a recent ECG was available. In total, 230 (150 + 80) ECGs would display signs of a prior MI. [...]whereas the chance to have had a prior MI before taking an ECG was 20%, an abnormal ECG increases the chance that the patient truly had a prior MI to 35% (80/230). Prognosis of unrecognised myocardial infarction determined by electrocardiography or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: systematic review and meta-analysis.
ISSN:1568-5888
1876-6250
DOI:10.1007/s12471-021-01553-y