American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 10 , Pages 1365-1370 , 15 May 2010

Usefulness of P-Wave Duration to Identify Myocardial Ischemia During Exercise Testing

  • Jonathan C. Maganis, BA

      Affiliations

    • Memorial Heart and Vascular Institute, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, California
    • ,
  • Bikash Gupta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Memorial Heart and Vascular Institute, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, California
    • ,
  • Sherief H. Gamie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Memorial Heart and Vascular Institute, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, California
    • ,
  • Judith J. LaBarbera, MD

      Affiliations

    • Memorial Heart and Vascular Institute, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, California
    • ,
  • Ronald H. Startt-Selvester, MD

      Affiliations

    • Memorial Heart and Vascular Institute, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, California
    • ,
  • Myrvin H. Ellestad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Memorial Heart and Vascular Institute, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, California
    • University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Irvine, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 562-933-3374; fax: 562-933-3344

Received 14 September 2009 ,Revised 20 December 2009 ,Accepted 20 December 2009.

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 This study is funded by the Memorial Medical Center Foundation, Long Beach, CA.

PII: S0002-9149(10)00067-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.12.060

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 10 , Pages 1365-1370 , 15 May 2010

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