Diagnostic accuracy of clinical prediction rules to exclude acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department setting: A systematic review

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 373-382

  Hess, Erik P ^a,e   Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Venkatesh ^a   Wells, George A ^a   Erwin, Patricia ^b   Jaffe, Allan S ^b   Hollander, Judd E ^d   Montori, Victor M ^c   Stiell, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Departments of Experimental Therapeutics   (Canada)

^c Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Diagnosis; Emergency medical services; Myocardial infarction; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA EXTRACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBASE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX PAIN; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 54349100307     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S148180350001040X     Document Type: Review

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