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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 attack
- Fully evolved phase starts a few hours to days after a heart attack
- Resolution phase appears a few weeks after a heart attack
- Stabilized chronic phase is the last phase and typically has permanent pathological changes compared to a normal ECG tracing
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| Review Date: 8/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Reviewed By: Elena Sgarbossa, M.D., Department of Cardiology, Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke�s Medical Ctr., Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network and A.D.A.M. Medical Illustration Team.
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