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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Time from chest pain onset to ED presentation did not differ between patients who had a prior acute MI and those ...

August 13, 2012 (Basel, Switzerland) — Swiss researchers have published more details about what they say is a simple algorithm employing high-sensitivity (hs) cardiac troponin T that can safely rule ...

Des Plaines, IL - The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) is pleased to announce the release of the first publication in a series of Guidelines for Reasonable and Appropriate Care in the ...

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) ...

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 ...