Prevalence of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients Suspected for Pulmonary Embolism or Acute Aortic Syndrome: Rationale for the Triple Rule-Out Concept | Zendy

Saad Al Qahtani | Zendy; A. Y. Kandeel | Zendy; Stéphane Breault | Zendy; Anne-Marie Jouannic | Zendy; Salah D. Qanadli | Zendy

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Prevalence of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients Suspected for Pulmonary Embolism or Acute Aortic Syndrome: Rationale for the Triple Rule-Out Concept

Author(s) -

Saad Al Qahtani,

A. Y. Kandeel,

Stéphane Breault,

Anne-Marie Jouannic,

Salah D. Qanadli

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of clinical medicine research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1918-3011

pISSN - 1918-3003

DOI - 10.14740/jocmr2197w

Subject(s) - medicine , acute coronary syndrome , chest pain , acute aortic syndrome , pulmonary embolism , medical diagnosis , retrospective cohort study , radiology , aortic dissection , myocardial infarction , aorta

The aims of the study were to evaluate the prevalence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) among patients presenting with atypical chest pain who are evaluated for acute aortic syndrome (AAS) or pulmonary embolism (PE) with computed tomoangiography (CTA) and discuss the rationale for the use of triple rule-out (TRO) protocol for triaging these patients.

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