Chest Pain Relief by Nitroglycerin Does Not Predict Active Coronary Artery Disease

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 139, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Henrikson, Charles A ^a   Howell, Eric E ^a   Bush, David E ^a   Miles, J Shawn ^a   Meininger, Glenn R ^a   Friedlander, Tracy ^a   Bushnell, Andrew C ^a   Chandra Strobos, Nisha ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG RESPONSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0346756189     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-139-12-200312160-00007     Document Type: Article

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