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.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
