Hospital triage of acute myocardial infarction: Is admission to the coronary care unit still necessary?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 175, Issue , 2016, Pages 172-174

  Silverman, Michael G ^a   Morrow, David A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; HEART INFARCTION;

CORONARY CARE UNITS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT ADMISSION; TRIAGE;

EID: 84959539531     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.01.009     Document Type: Editorial

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