American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 4 , Pages 455-460 , 15 February 2009

Usefulness of Electrocardiographic and Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy to Predict Adverse Events in Patients With a First Non–ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction

Received 25 July 2008 ,Revised 2 October 2008 ,Accepted 2 October 2008.

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 This work was supported by the Red Temática de Investigación en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (RECAVA).

PII: S0002-9149(08)01872-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.10.006

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 4 , Pages 455-460 , 15 February 2009

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