Do stable non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes require admission to coronary care units?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 175, Issue , 2016, Pages 184-192

  Van Diepen, Sean ^a,b,g   Lin, Meng ^a   Bakal, Jeffrey A ^a,b   McAlister, Finlay A ^a,b   Kaul, Padma ^b   Katz, Jason N ^c   Fordyce, Christopher B ^d   Southern, Danielle A ^e   Graham, Michelle M ^a   Wilton, Stephen B ^f   Newby, L Kristin ^d   Granger, Christopher B ^d   Ezekowitz, Justin A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOLOGY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEMETRY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; COST; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; NON-ST ELEVATED MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ACUITY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION;

AGED; CANADA; CORONARY CARE UNITS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON-ST ELEVATED MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACUITY; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 84959038287     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.11.020     Document Type: Article

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