Long-term outcome of low-risk patients attending a rapid-assessment chest pain clinic

Heart

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 628-632

  Taylor, G L ^a   Murphy, N F ^a,b   Berry, C ^a   Christie, J ^a   Finlayson, A ^c   MacIntyre, K ^d   Morrison, C ^e   McMurray, John J V ^a,d  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c Information Services Division   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CHEST PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42549124642     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2007.125344     Document Type: Article

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