Preliminary development of a clinical decision rule for acute aortic syndromes
Lovy A, Bellin E, Levsky J, Esses D, Haramati L. Preliminary development of a clinical decision rule for acute aortic syndromes. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 31: 1546-1550. PMID: 24055476, PMCID: PMC4275798, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute aortic syndromeClinical decision ruleAcute chest painAbnormal chest radiographAortic syndromeChest painEmergency departmentChest radiographsRetrospective case-control reviewLow-risk patientsCase-control reviewNegative predictive valueAtherosclerotic ulcerIntramural hematomaOngoing painED presentationsAortic dissectionRisk factorsCT usageInclusion criteriaCT angiographyLower riskDiagnostic criteriaPatientsPrior trauma