NICE guidance. Chest pain of recent onset: Assessment and diagnosis of recent onset chest pain or discomfort of suspected cardiac origin

Heart

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 974-978

  Skinner, Jane S ^a   Smeeth, Liam ^b   Kendall, Jason M ^c   Adams, Philip C ^a   Timmis, Adam ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGINA PECTORIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 77953697350     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2009.190066     Document Type: Review

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