Stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging with observation unit care reduces cost for patients with emergent chest pain: a randomized trial.

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Published in Ann Emerg Med on May 31, 2010

Authors

Chadwick D Miller1, Wenke Hwang, James W Hoekstra, Doug Case, Cedric Lefebvre, Howard Blumstein, Brian Hiestand, Deborah B Diercks, Craig A Hamilton, Erin N Harper, W Gregory Hundley

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Efficacy Evaluation of the HEART Pathway in Emergency Department Patients With Acute Chest Pain (HEART Pathway) | NCT01665521

Cost Comparison of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Use in Emergency Department (ED) Patients With Chest Pain | NCT00678639

HEART Pathway Implementation | NCT02056964

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Strategy for the Management of Patients With Acute Chest Pain and Detectable to Elevated Troponin (CMR-IMPACT) | NCT01931852

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