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Usefulness of pharmacologic stress echocardiography in a chest pain center.
- Source :
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The American journal of cardiology [Am J Cardiol] 2000 Dec 01; Vol. 86 (11), pp. 1247-50, A6. - Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- We tested the value of a stress echocardiography-based algorithm used in a chest pain center. The algorithm had superlative negative predictive value for cardiac events, allowing an early discharge.
- Subjects :
- Acute Disease
Angina Pectoris diagnosis
Atropine
Chest Pain etiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Dipyridamole
Echocardiography methods
Exercise Test statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Parasympatholytics
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Vasodilator Agents
Cardiotonic Agents
Chest Pain diagnosis
Dobutamine
Echocardiography statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0002-9149
- Volume :
- 86
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The American journal of cardiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11090800
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01211-x