Clinical and economic impact of stress echocardiography compared with exercise electrocardiography in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome but negative troponin: a prospective randomized controlled study.
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication Date
- January 2007
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 204–211
- Identifiers
- PMID: 17227784
- Source
- Medline
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
SEcho is superior to ExECG in the risk stratification of patients with suspected ACS but negative troponin. SEcho resulted in less diagnostic uncertainty, fewer referrals for further investigation, and hence, a significant cost benefit over ExECG.
