Myocardial perfusion imaging in the evaluation of chest pain in the acute care setting: Clinical and economic outcomes

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Shaw, Leslee J ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

15 (4 IODOPHENYL) 3 METHYLPENTADECANOIC ACID I 123; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; TECHNETIUM 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; COST OF ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART PERFUSION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCINTISCANNING; THORAX PAIN;

CHEST PAIN; CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERFUSION; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249800671     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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