Society Of Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear scans valuable in emergency department.(Cardiovascular Medicine)Bates, Betsy LOS ANGELES -- Nuclear cardiology scans performed in the emergency department can not only reduce admission rates by ruling out acute coronary syndromes, but also sound the alert on patients who warrant further testing despite normal laboratory tests, ECGs, and even coronary angioplasty.
"You need to detect those unstable anginas. Otherwise, you'll have a lot of potential events walking out your door," Jack A. Ziffer, M.D., medical director of nuclear cardiology for Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Miami, and Baptist Hospital of Miami, said at a meeting ...
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