Chest pain in the emergency room. Importance of a systematic approach

Chest pain in the emergency room. Importance of a systematic approach

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficiency of a systematic diagnostic approach in patients with chest pain in the emergency room in relation to the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and the rate of hospitalization in high-cost units. METHODS: One thousand and three consecutive patients with ches...

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Main Authors: Roberto Bassan, Marcelo Scofano, Roberto Gamarski, Hans Fernando Dohmann, Lúcia Pimenta, André Volschan, Mônica Araujo, Cristina Clare, Marcelo Fabrício, Carlos Henrique Sanmartin, Kalil Mohallem, Sergio Gaspar, Renato Macaciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2000-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
acute myocardial infarction
chest pain
emergency room
unstable angina
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