Identification of very low risk chest pain using clinical data in the emergency department

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 260-263

  Sanchis, Juan ^a   Bodí, Vicent ^a   Núñez, Julio ^a   Núñez, Eduardo ^a   Bosch, Xavier ^b   Pellicer, Mauricio ^a   Heras, Magda ^b   Bardají, Alfredo ^c   Marrugat, Jaume ^d   Llácer, Angel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Clinical history; Prognosis; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; TROPONIN;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE TEST; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHEST PAIN; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79960556452     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.04.017     Document Type: Article

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