American Heart Journal
Volume 148, Issue 6 , Pages 1096-1101 , December 2004

Hand-held echocardiographic examination of patients with symptoms of acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department: The 30-day outcome associated with normal left ventricular wall motion

  • Patrick Weston, BS

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
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  • John H. Alexander, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
    • ,
  • Manesh R. Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
    • ,
  • Charles Maynard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington, Department of Health Services, Seattle, Wash, USA
    • ,
  • Lawrence Crawford, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
    • ,
  • Galen S. Wagner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Galen S. Wagner, MD, Duke Clinical Research Institute, 2400 Pratt St, Room 0306 Terrace Level, Durham, NC 27705, USA.

Received 3 April 2003 ,Accepted 6 May 2004.

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☆ Guest Editor for this manuscript was Daniel S. Berman, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif.

PII: S0002-8703(04)00293-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.05.026

American Heart Journal
Volume 148, Issue 6 , Pages 1096-1101 , December 2004

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