Signs and symptoms in diagnosing acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndrome: A diagnostic meta-analysis

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 547, 2008, Pages 105-111

  Bruyninckx, Rudi ^a   Aertgeerts, Bert ^a   Bruyninckx, Pieter ^a   Buntinx, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diagnostic meta analysis; Myocardial ischemia; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CINAHL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PALPATION; PREVALENCE; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SWEATING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX PAIN; VALIDITY;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 38949145321     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08X277014     Document Type: Review

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