Background Appropriate disposition of emergency department (ED) patients with chest pain
is dependent on clinical evaluation of risk. A number of chest pain risk stratification tools …

Chest pain is among the most common complaint presenting to the emergency departments
(EDs) worldwide. The etiology of chest pain can range from benign to life threatening …

Background Assessment of patients with chest pain is a regular challenge in the emergency
department (ED). Recent guidelines recommended quantitative assessment of ischemic risk …

Aim The Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score (range 0–7), used for
emergency department (ED) risk stratification of patients with suspected acute coronary …

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 …

Background Many of the clinical risk scores routinely used for chest pain assessment have
not been validated in patients at high risk for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We performed …

Chest pain is the second leading cause of all emergency department (ED) visits in adults in
the United States, with nearly 11 million encounters yearly. While identifying low-risk …

Risk stratification tools for patients presenting to rural EDs with undifferentiated chest pain
enable early definitive treatment in high‐risk patients. This systematic review compares the …

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 …

Background Emergency medical services (EMS) assesses millions of patients with chest
pain each year. However, tools validated to risk stratify patients for acute coronary syndrome …