Evaluating Use of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in the Emergency Department

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 1651-1652

  Hlatky, Mark A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acute chest pain; cardiac CT; emergency department

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CALIFORNIA; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIAGE;

EID: 65249124599     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.02.008     Document Type: Editorial

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