2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Evaluation and Disposition of Acute Chest Pain In the Emergency Department: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee

Overview

Journal J Am Coll Cardiol

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2022 Oct 14

PMID 36241466

Authors

Michael C Kontos

James A de Lemos

Steven B Deitelzweig

Deborah B Diercks

M Odette Gore

Erik P Hess

Cian P McCarthy

James K McCord

Paul I Musey Jr

Todd C Villines

Leesa J Wright

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