title: Cardiac computed tomography in the emergency department: A patient with acute epigastric pain.
abstract: We report the application of coronary CT angiogram in urgent assessment of a patient presenting to the emergency department with acute and nonspecific cardiothoracic symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular MR and CT Program, Department of Radiology, Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Miami, FL 33176, USA.
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Etezadi
authors.forename: Constantino
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pena
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: La-Pietra
authors.forename: Jack A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ziffer
authors.forename: Barry T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Katzen
authors.forename: Ricardo C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Cury
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed