American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 2 , Pages 329-335 , August 2008

Predictive power of systolic function and congestive heart failure in patients with patients admitted for chest pain without ST elevation in the troponin era

  • Michael C. Kontos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
    • Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michael C. Kontos, MD, Room 285 Gateway Building 2nd floor, PO Box 980051, Medical College of Virginia, 1200 E Marshall St, Richmond, VA 23298-0051.
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  • Sameer Jamal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
    • ,
  • James L. Tatum, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cancer Imaging Program, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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  • Joseph P. Ornato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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  • Robert L. Jesse, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Received 5 September 2007 ,Accepted 11 March 2008.

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PII: S0002-8703(08)00218-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.03.013

American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 2 , Pages 329-335 , August 2008

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