Utility of electron beam computed tomography to stratify patients presenting to the emergency room with chest pain

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 327-328

  McLaughlin, Vallerie V ^a   Balogh, Tamas ^a   Rich, Stuart ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CALCIUM; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033180315     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00286-6     Document Type: Article

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