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Post myocardial infarction ECG wave tracings

Various phases can be seen through ECG wave tracings following a heart attack:Hyperacute phase begins immediately after a heart attackFully evolved phase starts a few hours to days after a heart attackResolution phase appears a few weeks after a heart attackStabilized chronic phase is the last phase and typically has permanent pathological changes compared to a normal ECG tracing

Update Date: 4/15/2001

Updated by: Elena Sgarbossa, M.D., Department of Cardiology, Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Ctr., Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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