Predictors of short-term outcome in acute chest pain without ST-segment elevation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 193-199

  Sanchis, Juan ^a   Bodí, Vicent ^a   Llácer, Ángel ^a   Facila, Lorenzo ^a   Núñez, Julio ^a   Roselló, Araceli ^a   Plancha, Eva ^a   Ferrero, Angel ^a   Ferrero, Jose A ^a   Chorro, Francisco J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Electrocardiograph; Exercise testing; Troponin

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 10744224269     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(03)00082-2     Document Type: Article

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