Sunday, May 19, 2013

Post myocardial infarction ECG wave tracings

Various phases can be seen through ECG wave tracings following a heart attack:Hyperacute phase begins immediately after a heart attackFully evolved phase starts a few hours to days after a heart attackResolution phase appears a few weeks after a heart attackStabilized chronic phase is the last phase and typically has permanent pathological changes compared to a normal ECG tracing

Review Date: 05/23/2011
Reviewed By: Michael A. Chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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