Diagnostic strategies for the evaluation of the patient presenting with chest pain

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 417-437

  Jesse, Robert L ^a,b   Kontos, Michael C ^a   Roberts, Charlotte S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Cardiology (111J)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 2442698704     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2004.02.006     Document Type: Article

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