Effect on Quality of Life of Different Accelerated Diagnostic Protocols for Management of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Chest Pain

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 592-597

  Nucifora, Gaetano ^a   Badano, Luigi P ^a   Sarraf Zadegan, Nizal ^a   Karavidas, Apostolos ^a   Trocino, Giuseppe ^a   Scaffidi, Giorgio ^a   Pettinati, Giacinto ^a   Astarita, Costantino ^a   Vysniauskas, Vitas ^a   Gregori, Dario ^a   Ilerigelen, Baris ^a   Fioretti, Paolo M ^a  

^a IRCAB Foundation   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMOTIONALITY; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOTTINGHAM HEALTH PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUTE DISEASE; CHEST PAIN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 60249094578     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.10.030     Document Type: Article

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