In some U.S. emergency departments (EDs), the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 0/1-hour troponin algorithm has shown uniquely poor performance ruling out cardiac events in patients presenting with ...

During the study period, 3801 ED chest pain patients (5.4% of all ED visits) were either admitted to an inpatient unit or transferred to an observation unit (Figure 1). At presentation, 42.2% (n=1604) ...

Researchers identified 11 studies for the systematic review, 10 of which were included in the meta-analysis that assessed 3,052,540 pediatric patients (mean age, 10.1-13 years) who presented to the ED ...

The American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee has issued an expert consensus decision pathway for the diagnosis and acute chest pain in the ED. The new decision pathway is ...

A new expert consensus document published by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) aims to provide more practical guidance and detailed definitions regarding the evaluation and treatment of acute ...