Validation of the new vancouver chest pain rule in asian chest pain patients presenting at the emergency department

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 18-25

  Ong, Marcus Eng Hock ^a,b   Hao, Ying ^a   Yap, Susan ^a   Pek, Pin Pin ^a   Chua, Terrance Siang Jin ^a,c   Ng, Faith Suan Peng ^d   Lim, Swee Han ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^c Singapore Health Services   (Singapore)

^d TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Chest pain; Clinical decision rules; Emergency department; Vancouver Chest Pain Rule

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; MYOGLOBIN; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY RISK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX PAIN; VALIDATION PROCESS; VANCOUVER CHEST PAIN RULE; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGE; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHEST PAIN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHEST PAIN; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 85011396144     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/cem.2016.336     Document Type: Article

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