Echocardiography for chest pain in the emergency department

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1374-1376

  Nanuwa, Kamaljit ^a   Chambers, John ^a   Senior, Roxy ^b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN T;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART DISEASE; THORAX PAIN;

CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; TRIAGE;

EID: 33646843051     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2005.00751c.x     Document Type: Editorial

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