Improved outcome in acute coronary syndrome by establishing a chest pain unit

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 149-155

  Keller, Till ^a   Post, Felix ^a   Tzikas, Stergios ^a   Schneider, Astrid ^a   Arnolds, Sven ^a   Scheiba, Oliver ^a   Blankenberg, Stefan ^a   Münzel, Thomas ^a   Genth Zotz, Sabine ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Chest pain unit; Emergency care; Emergency department; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHEST PAIN UNIT; EMERGENCY WARD; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARD;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CHEST PAIN; CREATININE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPONIN;

EID: 77950865950     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-009-0099-9     Document Type: Article

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