Characteristics and prognosis in patients with false-positive ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 825-829

  Chung, Sheng Liang ^a,b   Lei, Meng Huan ^a   Chen, Chao Chin ^a   Hsu, Yu Cheng ^a   Yang, Chih Chieh ^a,b  

^a LOTUNG POH AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THORAX PAIN; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84877691462     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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