Quantitative analysis of the admission electrocardiogram identifies patients with unstable coronary artery disease who benefit the most from early invasive treatment
Lene Holmvang, MD*,*,
Peter Clemmensen, MD, PhD*,
Bertil Lindahl, MD, PhD ,
Bo Lagerqvist, MD ,
Per Venge, MD ,
Galen Wagner, MD ,
Lars Wallentin, MD, PhD, FACC and
Peer Grande, MD, PhD*
* Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Department of Cardiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA


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Figure 1 (AD) Kaplan-Meier plots of the incidence of death or myocardial infarction at one year, according to the amount of ST-segment deviation (summed deviation in mm) on the admission electrocardiogram (ECG) and the treatment strategy. Continued on next page.
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Figure 2 (AC) Kaplan-Meier plots of the incidence of death or myocardial infarction at one year, according to the amount of ST-segment deviation (number of leads with ST-segment deviation >0.5 mm) on the admission electrocardiogram and the treatment strategy. Continued on next page.
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Figure 3 Unadjusted relative risk of death or myocardial infarction at one year, according to the amount of ST-segment deviation (summed deviation in mm) on the admission electrocardiogram and the treatment strategy.
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