Noninvasive cardiac imaging in the evaluation of suspected acute coronary syndromes
Vashist A, Abbott B. Noninvasive cardiac imaging in the evaluation of suspected acute coronary syndromes. Expert Review Of Cardiovascular Therapy 2005, 3: 473-486. PMID: 15889975, DOI: 10.1586/14779072.3.3.473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest painCoronary syndromeEmergency departmentAcute ischemiaEmission tomographyCardiac magnetic resonance imagingAcute coronary syndromeSingle photon emission tomographyAppropriate clinical settingCoronary artery diseaseReperfusion-induced cell deathImaging modalitiesRadionuclide perfusion studyNoninvasive cardiac imagingCardiac magnetic resonanceMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyNoninvasive imaging modalityArtery diseaseSuch patientsRandomized trialsPrognostic valueDiagnostic dilemmaSubendocardial ischemiaUnnecessary hospitalization