Critical Care

Cardiac CT Shown More Cost-Effective Managing Low-Risk Patients with Chest Pain in the Emergency Department
The use of cardiac CT imaging for low-risk chest pain patients in the emergency department, instead of the conventional standard of care workup, may reduce a patient's length of stay and hospital charges, according to a new study. More...29 Jul 2009
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