The Utility of Gestures in Patients with Chest Discomfort

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-89

  Marcus, Gregory M ^a   Cohen, Joshua ^a   Varosy, Paul D ^a   Vessey, Joshua ^b   Rose, Emily ^c   Massie, Barry M ^a,d   Chatterjee, Kanu ^a   Waters, David ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac ischemia; Chest discomfort; Levine sign; Myocardial infarction; Patient gestures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TROPONIN I;

EID: 33845896015     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.05.045     Document Type: Article

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