GRACE and TIMI risk scores but not stress imaging predict long-term cardiovascular follow-up in patients with chest pain after a rule-out protocol

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 324-330

  van der Zee, P M ^a   Verberne, H J ^a   Cornel, J H ^b   Kamp, O ^c   van der Zant, F M ^b   Bholasingh, R ^d   de Winter, R J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Medical Centre Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular mortality; Chest pain; Echocardiography; GRACE risk score; Stress imaging; TIMI risk score

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOBUTAMINE STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOBAL REGISTRY OF ACUTE CORONARY EVENTS RISK SCORE; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOLYSIS IN MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION RISK SCORE;

EID: 80053345792     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-011-0154-9     Document Type: Article

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