Objectives: We sought to characterise the demographics, length of admission, final
diagnoses, long‐term outcome and costs associated with the population who presented to …

Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is thought to be a rare diagnosis in sub-
Saharan Africa, but little is known about diagnostic practices for patients with possible ACS …

Objective We aimed to derive and validate a clinical decision rule (CDR) for suspected
cardiac chest pain in the emergency department (ED). Incorporating information available at …

Background Fast and accurate chest pain risk stratification in the emergency department
(ED) is critical. The HEART score predicts the short-term incidence of major adverse cardiac …

Objective: To examine the safety and efficacy of the Improved Assessment of Chest pain
Trial (IMPACT) protocol, a strategy for accelerated assessment of patients presenting to …

Objectives: The authors sought to validate a clinical decision rule that young adult (younger
than 40 years) chest pain patients without known cardiac disease who had either no cardiac …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Observational studies of well-described patient populations presenting
to emergency departments (EDs) with suspicion of acute coronary syndrome are necessary …

Importance About 10% of patients with acute chest pain are ultimately diagnosed with acute
coronary syndrome (ACS). Early, accurate estimation of the probability of ACS in these …

Patients with chest discomfort or other symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome are
one of the most common categories seen in many Emergency Departments (EDs). Although …

Aims This study is an audit of the risk stratification of patients admitted to a university hospital
emergency department with a suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The main aim of …