The association between pretest probability of coronary artery disease and stress test utilization and outcomes in a chest pain observation unit

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 401-407

  Napoli, Anthony M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; DIAMOND AND FORRESTER PRETEST PROBABILITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; CHEST PAIN; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHODE ISLAND; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84898873719     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acem.12354     Document Type: Article

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