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Acute Coronary Syndrome in Adults: Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging

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Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging

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Acute chest pain in adults is one of the most common reasons for presentation to the emergency department but requires diligent evaluation to prevent missing a significant cardiac or pulmonary problem. As such, emergency departments have developed protocols rapidly to evaluate patients. The advent and evolution of coronary CTA has placed this imaging modality on the forefront in the evaluation of acute chest pain. The chapter will review the imaging modalities utilized in acute chest pain, as well as, describe method for integration and limitations in the acute setting.

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  1. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Andrew J. Bierhals MD, MPH

  2. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Pamela K. Woodard MD

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  1. Department of Radiology, Division of Cardio-Thoracic Radiology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Aine Kelly

  2. Department of Radiology, Division of Cardio-Thoracic Radiology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Paul Cronin

  3. Department of Diagnostic, Interventional, and Pediatric Radiology Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    Stefan Puig

  4. Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky Children’s Hospital, Lexington, KY, USA

    Kimberly E. Applegate

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Bierhals, A.J., Woodard, P.K. (2018). Acute Coronary Syndrome in Adults: Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging. In: Kelly, A., Cronin, P., Puig, S., Applegate, K. (eds) Evidence-Based Emergency Imaging. Evidence-Based Imaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67066-9_15

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