Dr. Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (IMAGE)

The Ottawa Hospital

Dr. Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

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Ottawa researchers have validated a rule that could safely take a third of chest pain patients in the emergency department off of heart monitors. The study was led by Dr. Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy, a scientist and emergency physician at The Ottawa Hospital and an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa

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