Myocardial Perfusion Imaging for Evaluation and Triage of Patients With Suspected Acute Cardiac Ischemia
Author(s) -
James E. Udelson,
Joni R. Beshansky,
Daniel S. Ballin,
James A. Feldman,
John L. Griffith,
Gary V. Heller,
Robert C. Hendel,
Jennifer Pope,
Robin Ruthazer,
Ethan Spiegler,
Robert Woolard,
Jonathan A. Handler,
Harry P. Selker
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.288.21.2693
Subject(s) - medicine , triage , emergency department , unstable angina , chest pain , myocardial perfusion imaging , myocardial infarction , perfusion , observational study , ischemia , perfusion scanning , acute coronary syndrome , cardiology , prospective cohort study , emergency medicine , radiology , psychiatry
Observational studies of acute myocardial perfusion imaging in emergency department (ED) patients with chest pain have suggested high sensitivity and negative predictive value for acute cardiac ischemia, but use of this method has not been prospectively tested.
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