A routine electrocardiogram cannot be used to determine the size of myocardial infarction in the rat

Nine lead electrocardiograms of non-infarcted (N = 61) and infarcted (N = 71) female Wistar rats (200-250 g) were analyzed in order to distinguish left ventricle myocardial infarction (MI) larger than 40% (LMI) from MI smaller than 40% (SMI). MI larger than 40% clearly caused a deviation of ÂQRS and...

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Main Authors: A.M.M. Bonilha, R.M. Saraiva, R.M. Kanashiro, L.A. Portes, E.L. Antonio, P.J.F. Tucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2005-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000400016