Low yield of rule-out myocardial infarction protocol in patients presenting with syncope

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 706-707

  Link, Mark S ^a,b   Lauer Jr , Eugene P ^a   Homoud, Munther K ^a   Wang, Paul J ^a   Estes III, N A Mark ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEHYDRATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED; BOSTON; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0035884719     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)01825-2     Document Type: Article

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