Clinical diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome in patients with chest pain and a normal or non-diagnostic electrocardiogram

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 866-870

  Goodacre, Steve ^a   Pett, P ^a   Arnold, J ^b   Chawla, A ^c   Hollingsworth, J ^d   Roe, D ^e   Crowder, S ^f   Mann, C ^g   Pitcher, D ^h   Brett, C ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f WARRINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ WEST CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; THORAX PAIN; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATINE KINASE, MB FORM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, REFERRED; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; TROPONIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449178378     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.064428     Document Type: Article

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