Chest Pain Units: A Modern Way of Managing Patients with Chest Pain in the Emergency Department
It is estimated that 5 to 8 million individuals with chest pain or other symptoms suggestive of myocardial ischemia are seen each year in emergency departments (ED) in the United States 1,2, which corresponds to 5 to 10% of all visits 3,4. Most of these patients are hospitalized for evaluation of po...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2002-08-01
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| Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2002001100015 |