Initial presenting electrocardiogram as determinant for hospital admission in patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain: A pilot investigation

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 558-561

  Challa, Prasanna K ^a   Smith, Karen M ^b   Conti, C Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Chest pain; Electrocardiogram; Hospital admission

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; ST SEGMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIOLOGY; CHEST PAIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36749050840     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.20141     Document Type: Article

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