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. 2002 Mar;19(2):129–135. doi: 10.1136/emj.19.2.129

The electrocardiographic differential diagnosis of ST segment depression

T Pollehn 1, W Brady 1, A Perron 1, F Morris 1
PMCID: PMC1725840  PMID: 11904259

Abstract

The importance of the electrocardiographic differential diagnosis of ST segment depression in patients presenting with acute chest pain is discussed.

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