Using HEART2 score to risk stratify chest pain patients in the Emergency Department: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A significant number of chest pain patients had previous cardiac imaging tests (CIT) performed before being presented to the Emergency Department (ED). The HEART (history, electrocardiogram, age, risk factors, and troponin) score has been used to risk-stratify chest pain patients in the ED, but not particularly for patients with CIT performed. We aim to modify the current HEART score with the addition of most recent CIT findings (referred to as HEART2 score), to predict a 30-day major adverse cardiac event (MACE) among ED chest pain patients, compare the performance accuracy of using HEART versus HEART2 score for 30-day MACE outcome predictions, and further determine the value of HEART2 in a subset group of ED chest pain patients (i.e., ones with previous CIT).

Method

SUBMITTER: Schrader CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8896146 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature