Low-risk patients with chest pain and without evidence of myocardial infarction may be safely discharged from emergency department

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-334

  Koukkunen, Heli ^a   Pyörälä, Kalevi ^a   Halinen, Matti O ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Chest pain observation unit; Emergency room; Myocardial infarction; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST PAIN; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 10744220793     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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