A call to standardize symptom presentation in acute coronary syndromes

American Heart Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 801-806

  Canto, John G ^a,b   Goldberg, Robert J ^c   Sopko, George ^d  

^a Watson Clinic   (United States)

^b LAKELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AWARENESS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAPHORESIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; NAUSEA; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 84870287593     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.08.012     Document Type: Editorial

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