Why the study?
Does the frontal plane vectorcardiogram improve the diagnosis of old inferior myocardial infarction compared to standard ECG criteria?
Population
150 consecutive subjects with an old inferior myocardial infarction, 450 normal control subjects, and 131…
Comparison
Frontal plane vectorcardiogram using the Frank… vs Standard ECG criteria
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
months to years (time from acute episode to VCG recording)
Authors
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May improve old inferior MI detection; leaves open whether VCG criteria warrant routine use or prospective validation.
Does the frontal plane vectorcardiogram improve the diagnosis of old inferior myocardial infarction compared to standard ECG criteria?
The frontal plane vectorcardiogram provides additional diagnostic criteria that may identify old inferior myocardial infarctions missed by standard ECG criteria.
Young et al. (1970) studied this question.
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