Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · Jan 2000
Chest pain in the emergency room. Importance of a systematic approach.
To evaluate the efficiency of a systematic diagnostic approach in patients with chest pain in the emergency room in relation to the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and the rate of hospitalization in high-cost units. ⋯ A systematic diagnostic strategy, as used in this study, is essential in managing patients with chest pain in the emergency room in order to obtain high diagnostic accuracy, lower cost, and optimization of the use of coronary care unit beds.