Possibilities of the R. Voll method in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction (preliminary data)

AUTHORS : Zasimov A.A. 

RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : Road hospital named after N.A. Semashko, cardiac intensive care unit, Moscow, Russia

YEAR : 1998  |  Category : Type of application

Recently, there has been an increase in the incidence and mortality of myocardial infarction (MI) [1]. As before, the diagnosis of a heart attack is based on a triad of classic symptoms: typical pain in the heart area, ECG changes in dynamics and an increase in the level of enzymes in the blood [4]. However, with repeated MI, ECG changes are not as sensitive a criterion as previously assumed [4].