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Cardiac imaging in the emergency room: a practical method to identify acute myocardial infarction?

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine volume 1, pages 70–71 (2004)Cite this article

boxed-textKaul S et al. (2004) Incremental value of cardiac imaging in patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain and without ST-segment elevation: A multicenter study. Am Heart J 148: 129–136

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