Yield of Early Rest and Stress Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography and Electrocardiographic Exercise Test in Patients With Atypical Chest Pain, Nondiagnostic Electrocardiogram, and Negative Biochemical Markers in the Emergency Department

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1662-1666

  Candell Riera, Jaume ^a   Oller Martínez, Guillermo ^a   de León, Gustavo ^a   Castell Conesa, Joan ^a   Aguadé Bruix, Santiago ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEST PAIN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 34249887646     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.01.048     Document Type: Article

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