Utility and safety of immediate exercise testing of low-risk patients admitted to the hospital with acute chest pain

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 239-243

  Sarullo, Filippo Maria ^a   Di Pasquale, Pietro ^b   Orlando, Giuseppe ^a   Buffa, Giuseppe ^a   Cicero, Sergio ^a   Schillaci, Antonino Mario ^a   Castello, Antonio ^a  

^a Buccheri La Ferla Fatebenefratelli Hospital   (Italy)

^b Ospedale GF Ingrassia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute chest pain; Emergency department; Exercise treadmill testing

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN;

CHEST PAIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034664930     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(00)00338-7     Document Type: Article

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