Development and validation of a prioritization rule for obtaining an immediate 12-lead electrocardiogram in the emergency department to identify ST-elevation myocardial infarction

American Heart Journal

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 372-382

  Glickman, Seth W ^a   Shofer, Frances S ^a   Wu, Michael C ^a   Scholer, Matthew J ^a   Ndubuizu, Adanma ^a   Peterson, Eric D ^b   Granger, Christopher B ^b   Cairns, Charles B ^a   Glickman, Lawrence T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOMITING; WEAKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858324859     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.10.021     Document Type: Article

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