Comprehensive strategy for the evaluation and triage of the chest pain patient

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 116-125

  Tatum, J L ^a   Jesse, R L ^a   Kontos, M C ^a   Nicholson, C S ^a   Schmidt, K L ^a   Roberts, C S ^a   Ornato, J P ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; MYOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0031016602     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70317-2     Document Type: Article

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