Resuscitation
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Resuscitation
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Comparative Study Retracted Publication
Usefulness of two-dimensional echocardiography and myocardial perfusion imaging for immediate evaluation of chest pain in the emergency department.
Accurate identification of patients in the emergency department at high risk of acute coronary syndrome with possible myocardial ischaemia and a nonischaemic electrocardiogram is problematic. Both two-dimensional echocardiography and myocardial perfusion imaging with technetium-99m-sestamibi can identify patients at low and high risk, however comparative studies are lacking. ⋯ Agreement between the two imaging techniques is high when used in patients with possible myocardial ischaemia. Both techniques identified patients at high risk who required admission and those who could be safely discharged directly from the ED.