Chest Pain of Uncertain Aetiology: Role of Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography in the Emergency Department
The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal
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30 Sept 2016 •
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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DOI: 10.2174/1874192401610010205
Abstract
There is increasing role of computed tomographic (CT) in the assessment of acute chest pain in the emergency department especially when the diagnosis is not clear. We report a case where non ECG gated contrast enhanced CT in the emergency department for rule-out of pulmonary embolus guided to the actual diagnosis, which was, acute coronary event, as evidenced by the presence of perfusion defect.
Keywords: ACS, Contrast CT, MI, Perfusion defect.
