Serial Electrocardiograms After Myocardial Infarction
Authors: BENJAMIN M. KAPLAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Article1 March 1964Serial Electrocardiograms After Myocardial InfarctionBENJAMIN M. KAPLAN, M.D., DAVID M. BERKSON, M.D.BENJAMIN M. KAPLAN, M.D., DAVID M. BERKSON, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-60-3-430 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRecently we have had the opportunity to assess the value of serial electrocardiograms in middle-aged men after acute myocardial infarction. This evaluation was conducted as part of a prospective 7-year clinical study, testing the efficacy of long-term estrogen therapy for myocardial infarction. The methodology of the latter research program and the final results on survival have been detailed elsewhere (1, 2) (see Acknowledgments).METHODOf the 275 men comprising the study group, 251 had suitable serial electrocardiograms available for analysis. 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BERKSON, M.D.Affiliations: Chicago, IllinoisFrom the Cardiovascular Institute and the Department of Medicine, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; the Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois; and the Heart Disease Control Program, Chronic Disease Control Division, Chicago Board of Health, Chicago, Illinois.This work was supported by grant HE-06375 from the National Heart Institute, United States Public Health Service, Bethesda, Maryland.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Louis N. Katz, M.D., Director, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, 29th Street and Ellis Avenue, Chicago 16, Illinois. 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Diagnosis of myocardial infarction 1 March 1964Volume 60, Issue 3 Page: 430-435 Keywords Cardiology and cardiovascular diseases Electrocardiography Estrogens Heart Heart diseases Hospital medicine Medical services Myocardial infarction Prospective studies Veteran care ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1964 PDF downloadLoading ...