Role of new imaging techniques in the emergency department diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome;Papel de las nuevas técnicas de imagen en el diagnóstico de síndrome coronario agudo en urgencias

Emergencias

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-129

  García Álvarez, Ana ^a,b   Fernández Friera, Leticia ^a   Fuster, Valentín ^a,c   Sanz, Javier ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CARDIOVASCULARES CNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Chest pain; Emergency health services

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954856491     PISSN: 11376821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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