A meta-analysis and systematic review of computed tomography angiography as a diagnostic triage tool for patients with chest pain presenting to the emergency department.

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Published in J Nucl Cardiol on April 01, 2012

Authors

Zainab Samad1, Abdul Hakeem, Syed Shad Mahmood, Karen Pieper, Manesh R Patel, David L Simel, Pamela S Douglas

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Duke University Medical Center (DUMC), Durham, NC 27710, USA. zainab.samad@duke.edu

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