Strategies for clinical assessment of patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, Supplement

Volumn 59, Issue 230, 1999, Pages 36-42

  Giannitsis, E ^a   Katus, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Clinical assessment; Risk stratification; Troponin T

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TROPONIN T; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING;

ANGINA;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; TROPONIN T;

EID: 0032601544     PISSN: 0085591X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365519909168325     Document Type: Conference Paper

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