Outcomes after coronary computed tomography angiography in the emergency department: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 880-892

  Hulten, Edward ^a   Pickett, Christopher ^b   Bittencourt, Marcio Sommer ^a   Villines, Todd C ^b   Petrillo, Sara ^c   Di Carli, Marcelo F ^a   Blankstein, Ron ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

coronary angiography; coronary artery bypass graft surgery; coronary computed tomography angiography; emergency department; percutaneous coronary intervention

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 84874531000     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.061     Document Type: Article

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