Validation of the modified Sgarbossa criteria for acute coronary occlusion in the setting of left bundle branch block: A retrospective case-control study

Background The modified Sgarbossa criteria were proposed in a derivation study to be superior to the original criteria for diagnosing acute coronary occlusion (ACO) in left bundle branch block (LBBB). The new rule replaces the third criterion (5 mm of excessively discordant ST elevation [STE]) with...

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Published in:	The American heart journal Vol. 170; no. 6; pp. 1255 - 1264
Main Authors:	Meyers, H. Pendell, BS, Limkakeng, Alexander T., MD, MHSc, Jaffa, Elias J., MD, Patel, Anjni, DO, Theiling, B. Jason, MD, Rezaie, Salim R., MD, Stewart, Todd, MD, Zhuang, Cassandra, MD, Pera, Vijaya K., MD, FRACP, Smith, Stephen W., MD
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-12-2015 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Acute Coronary Syndrome - diagnosis Acute Coronary Syndrome - etiology Acute coronary syndromes Aged Aged, 80 and over Bundle-Branch Block - complications Bundle-Branch Block - diagnosis Cardiology Cardiovascular Case-Control Studies Coronary Angiography Coronary Occlusion - complications Electrocardiography Electrocardiography - methods Female Heart attacks Humans Male Middle Aged Mortality Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity
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