Role of coronary computed tomographic angiography in the early classification of patients with acute thoracic pain;Papel del angio-TAC coronario en la clasificación precoz de los pacientes con dolor torácico agudo

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 961-965

  Raff, Gilbert L ^a   Chinnaiyan, Kavitha M ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHM; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHMS; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIAGE;

EID: 70349313107     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-8932(09)72092-5     Document Type: Editorial

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