Background In emergency department (ED) chest pain patients, it is believed that the
diagnostic accuracy of the electrocardiogram (ECG) for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is …

Background Evaluation of chest pain accounts for millions of costly Emergency Department
(ED) visits and hospital admissions annually. Of these, approximately 10–20% are …

Objectives The electrocardiograph (ECG) is an essential tool in initial management and risk
stratification of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS). A six‐point …

Aim The aim of this study is to evaluate incidence of adverse cardiac events in patients with
chest pain with or without known existing coronary disease presenting normal …

Acute chest pain (CP), a leading symptom of persons presenting to emergency departments
(EDs), may represent a life-threatening emergency or nonurgent condition requiring routine …

Background The cornerstones in the assessment of emergency department (ED) patients
with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are patient history and physical …

Study objective: To determine whether information from a prior electrocardiogram (ECG)
improves diagnostic accuracy in the emergency department (ED) evaluation of patients with …

The objective of this pilot study was to determine clinical predictors of adverse outcome,
defined as myocardial infarction, angioplasy or stent placement, coronary artery bypass …

Background Chest pain (CP) is the hallmark symptom for acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
but is not reported in 20–30% of patients, especially women, elderly, non-white patients …

Objectives: The authors hypothesized that patients with active chest pain at the time of a
normal electrocardiogram (ECG) have a lower frequency of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) …