title: Electrocardiographic diagnosis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
abstract: The ECG is an essential part of the initial evaluation of patients who have chest pain, especially in the immediate decision-making process in patients who have ST-elevation myocardial infarction. This article reviews and summarizes the current information that can be obtained from the admission ECG in patients who have ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction, with an emphasis on: (1) prediction of final infarct size, (2) estimation of prognosis, and (3) the correlations between various ECG patterns and the localization of the infarct and the underlying coronary anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 5.106 John Sealy Annex, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
authors.forename: Shaul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atar
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barbagelata
authors.forename: Yochai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Birnbaum
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index