American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 4 , Pages 441-444 , 15 February 2010

Relation Between Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Risk Score and One-Year Outcomes for Patients Presenting at the Emergency Department With Potential Acute Coronary Syndrome

Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 2009.

Received 7 July 2009 ,Revised 7 October 2009 ,Accepted 7 October 2009.

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PII: S0002-9149(09)02520-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.10.015

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 4 , Pages 441-444 , 15 February 2010

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