Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 329-336.e1, October 2008

Electrocardiographic Criteria for Detecting Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block: A Meta-analysis

Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, May 2006, San Francisco, CA.

  • Jeffrey A. Tabas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Emergency Services, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California−San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Jeffrey A. Tabas, MD, Room 1E21, Emergency Services, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA 94110; 415-206-5759, fax 415-206-5818
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  • Robert M. Rodriguez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Emergency Services, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California−San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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  • Hilary K. Seligman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California−San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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  • Nora F. Goldschlager, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California−San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Received 8 August 2006; received in revised form 5 February 2007, 18 April 2007 and 29 October 2007; accepted 4 December 2007. published online 17 March 2008.

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    •  Supervising editor: Judd E. Hollander, MD

     Author contributions: JAT, RMR, and NFG conceived of the study. JAT and RMR designed the trial and supervised data collection. JAT, RMR, and HKS analyzed the data. RMR and HKS provided statistical advice. JAT and RMR drafted the article, and all authors contributed substantially to its revision. JAT takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

     Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article, that might create any potential conflict of interest. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.

     Publication dates: Available online March 17, 2008.

     Reprints not available from the authors.

    PII: S0196-0644(07)01857-4

    doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.12.006

    Annals of Emergency Medicine
    Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 329-336.e1, October 2008