Efficacy and safety of the computed tomography coronary angiography based approach for patients with acute chest pain at an emergency department: One month clinical follow-up study

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 466-471

  Kim, Joonghee ^a   Lee, Hwijae ^a   Song, Sungwook ^a   Park, Jinsik ^a   Jae, Hwanjun ^a   Lee, Whal ^a   Shin, Sangdo ^a   Jung, Sungkoo ^a   Kwak, Youngho ^a   Suh, Giljoon ^a   Park, Jaehyung ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Angina; Angiography; Coronary disease; Diagnosis; Imaging; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77952294356     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.3.466     Document Type: Article

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