Noninvasive testing in emergency department patients with low-risk chest pain: Does the evidence support current guidelines?

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 268-272

  Foy, Andrew J ^a   Sciamanna, Christopher ^a,b   Davidson, William R ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chest pain; Coronary CT angiography; Emergency department; Stress testing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EXERCISE TEST; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS; THORAX PAIN;

CHEST PAIN; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84946600291     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: 15384683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000096     Document Type: Review

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