American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 106, Issue 4 , Pages 463-469 , 15 August 2010

Usefulness of Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography in Patients With Acute Chest Pain With and Without High-Risk Features

  • Benjamin J.W. Chow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Radiology, University of Ottawa and Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: (613) 761-4044; fax: (613) 761-4929
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  • Phil Joseph, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Yeung Yam, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Malek Kass, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Li Chen, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Methods Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Rob S. Beanlands, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Radiology, University of Ottawa and Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Terrence D. Ruddy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Radiology, University of Ottawa and Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Received 8 January 2010 ,Revised 25 March 2010 ,Accepted 25 March 2010.

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 Dr. Chow is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Award No. MSH-83718. This study was supported in part by the Ontario Research Fund, Ontario, Canada, Imaging for Cardiovascular Therapeutics Project No. RE02-038, Ontario, Canada, the Canada Foundation for Innovation No. 11966, Canada, and by an investigator initiated research grant from GE Healthcare (Princeton, New Jersey).

PII: S0002-9149(10)00842-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.03.058

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 106, Issue 4 , Pages 463-469 , 15 August 2010

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