A meta-analysis and systematic review of computed tomography angiography as a diagnostic triage tool for patients with chest pain presenting to the emergency department

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 364-376

  Samad, Zainab ^a   Hakeem, Abdul ^b   Mahmood, Syed Shad ^e   Pieper, Karen ^c   Patel, Manesh R ^a,c,d   Simel, David L ^a,d   Douglas, Pamela S ^a,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Chest pain; Computed tomography (CT); Diagnostic and prognostic application; Emergency department

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE DISEASE; CHEST PAIN; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIAGE;

EID: 84863468851     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: 15326551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-012-9520-2     Document Type: Review

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