title: Chest Pain of Uncertain Aetiology: Role of Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography in the Emergency Department.
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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Unit, Chesterman Wing, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Firas
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yassin
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Unit, Chesterman Wing, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sawh
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Unit, Chesterman Wing, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK; Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre & Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garg
keywords: ACS; Contrast CT; MI; Perfusion defect