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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2000-01-01
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Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2000000100003 |