Noninvasive imaging techniques to aid in the triage of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: A review

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 977-998

  Barnett, Katrina ^a   Feldman, James A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; INOTROPIC AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ANATOMY; ANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SCINTISCANNING; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 25844432940     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2005.07.011     Document Type: Review

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