Accurate evaluation of patients with chest pain without electrocardiographic changes
is difficult because of the low specificity of clinical variables.
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Increasing interest has been focused on a diagnostic algorithm to rule out ischemic
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- Lee T.H
- Rouan G.W
- Weisberg M.C
- Brand D.A
- Acampora D
- Stasiulewicz C
- Walshon J
- Terranova G
- Gottlieb L
- Goldstein-Wayne B
- Copen D
- Daley K
- Brandt A.A
- Mellors J
- Jakubowski R
- Cook F
- Goldman L
Clinical characteristics and natural history of patients with acute myocardial infarction
sent home from the emergency room.
Am J Cardiol. 1987; 60: 219-224
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of pharmacologic stress echocardiography
in a diagnostic algorithm for patients with acute chest pain without electrocardiographic
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Publication history
Published online: August 16, 2004
Accepted:
June 8,
2000
Received in revised form:
June 8,
2000
Received:
February 9,
2000
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