Is pre-hospital treatment of chest pain optimal in acute coronary syndrome? the relief of both pain and anxiety is needed

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-151

  Herlitz, Johan ^a,b   Bång, Angela ^a   Omerovic, Elmir ^b   Wireklint Sundström, Birgitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Chest pain; Pre hospital treatment

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METOPROLOL; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NITRATE; OXYGEN; PLACEBO;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EDEMA; MEDICATION ERROR; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANXIETY; CHEST PAIN; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957468254     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.10.012     Document Type: Review

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