An Evaluation of a Chest Pain Diagnostic Protocol to Exclude Acute Cardiac Ischemia in the Emergency Department
Archives of Internal MedicinePublished 26 May 1997
Robert J. Zalenski
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A chest pain diagnostic protocol achieved high sensitivity and improved specificity over the standard emergency department workup and there were no adverse advents associated with early ExECG.
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A chest pain diagnostic protocol achieved high sensitivity and improved specificity over the standard emergency department workup. There were no adverse advents associated with early ExECG.
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