Outcome of chest pain patients discharged from a French emergency department: A 60-day prospective study

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 341-344

  Montassier, Emmanuel ^a   Batard, Eric ^a   Gueffet, Jean Pierre ^b   Trewick, David ^a   Le Conte, Philippe ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b CHU de Nantes   (France)

Author keywords

acute cardiovascular event; acute coronary syndrome; chest pain; emergency department; predictive factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; CHEST PAIN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84858707160     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.11.036     Document Type: Article

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