Task force on the management of chest pain

Abstract

The Task Force on the management of chest pain was\ncreated by the committee for Scientific and Clinical\nInitiatives on 28 June 1997 after formal approval by the\nBoard of the European Society of Cardiology.\nThe document was circulated to the members of the\nCommittee for Scientific and Clinical Initiatives, to the\nmembers of the Board and to the following reviewers:\nJ. Adgey, C. Blomstro¨m-Lundqvist, R. Erbel, W. Klein,\nJ. L. Lopez-Sendon, L. Ryde´n, M. L. Simoons, C.\nStefanadis, M. Tendera, K. Thygesen. After further\nrevision it was submitted for approval to the Committee\nfor Practise Guidelines and Policy Conferences.\nThe Task Force Report was supported financially\nin its entirety by The European Society of Cardiology\nand was developed without any involvement of the\npharmaceutical industry.