The diagnostic value of QT dispersion for acute coronary syndrome in patients presenting with chest pain and nondiagnostic initial electrocardiograms

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 813-817

  Pekdemir, Murat ^a,c   Karaca, Ilgin ^a   Cevik, Yunsur ^a   Yanturali, Sedat ^b   Ilkay, Erdogan ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Chest pain; Emergency department; Nondiagnostic electrocardiogram; QT dispersion

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QT DISPERSION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CARDIOLOGY; CHEST PAIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33749013551     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: 00272507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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