American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 6 , Pages 649-652 , 15 September 2008

Cost-Efficiency of Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Chest Pain of Suspected Cardiac Origin and a Nondiagnostic Electrocardiogram

Received 14 February 2008 ,Revised 1 May 2008 ,Accepted 1 May 2008.

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 This work was supported by a grant from GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Kaul was supported by Grants RO1-HL48890 and RO1-HL66034 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, and the American Society of Echocardiography, Raleigh, North Carolina.

PII: S0002-9149(08)00830-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.05.008

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 6 , Pages 649-652 , 15 September 2008

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