Relation of peak creatine kinase levels during acute myocardial infarction to presence or absence of previous manifestations of myocardial ischemia (angina pectoris or healed myocardial infarction)
Brush J, Brand D, Acampora D, Goldman J, Cabin H. Relation of peak creatine kinase levels during acute myocardial infarction to presence or absence of previous manifestations of myocardial ischemia (angina pectoris or healed myocardial infarction). The American Journal Of Cardiology 1988, 62: 534-537. PMID: 3414544, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(88)90650-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngina PectorisCreatine KinaseFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionRecurrenceConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPositive history groupCK-MB levelsPeak CK-MB levelPeak creatine kinase levelPrevious anginaCreatine kinase levelsMyocardial infarctionKinase levelsMean peak creatine kinase levelPrevious coronary artery bypassRecent acute myocardial infarctionCoronary artery bypassBeta-blocking agentsLarge myocardial infarctionHistory groupHigher peak CKArtery bypassHospital complicationsStreptokinase administrationMyocardial ischemiaPeak CKAnginaPrevious historyPatientsA Computer Protocol to Predict Myocardial Infarction in Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain
Goldman L, Cook E, Brand D, Lee T, Rouan G, Weisberg M, Acampora D, Stasiulewicz C, Walshon J, Terranova G, Gottlieb L, Kobernick M, Goldstein-Wayne B, Copen D, Daley K, Brandt A, Jones D, Mellors J, Jakubowski R. A Computer Protocol to Predict Myocardial Infarction in Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain. New England Journal Of Medicine 1988, 318: 797-803. PMID: 3280998, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198803313181301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary care unitAdmission of patientsCare unitMyocardial infarctionUnaided physiciansChest painAcute chest painAbsence of infarctionEmergency department patientsCareful clinical judgmentPresence of infarctionDepartment patientsIntensive careEmergent complicationsUniversity HospitalAppropriate triageCommunity hospitalClinical dataInfarctionPatientsClinical judgmentAdmissionHospitalPhysiciansPain