Updated management of non-st-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: Selection of patients for low-cost care: An analysis of outcome and cost effectiveness

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Conti, Alberto ^a,c   Pieralli, Filippo ^a   Sammicheli, Lucia ^a   Camaiti, Alberto ^a   Vanni, Simone ^a   Grifoni, Stefano ^a   Dovellini, Emilio ^a   Antoniucci, David ^a   Squillantini, Giovanni ^a   Mazzuoll, Francesco ^a   Colombo, Giorgio ^b  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAVE Independent Institute   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Chest pain unit; Coronary artery disease; Cost effectiveness; Emergency care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20144386996     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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