Does this patient with chest pain have acute coronary syndrome?: the rational clinical examination systematic review

AC Fanaroff, JA Rymer, SA Goldstein, DL Simel… - Jama, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
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 …

TIMI, GRACE and alternative risk scores in Acute Coronary Syndromes: a meta-analysis of 40 derivation studies on 216,552 patients and of 42 validation studies on …

F D'Ascenzo, G Biondi-Zoccai, C Moretti… - Contemporary clinical …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) represent a difficult challenge for
physicians. Risk scores have become the cornerstone in clinical and interventional decision …

Transparent Reporting of a multivariable prediction model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis (TRIPOD): explanation and elaboration

KGM Moons, DG Altman, JB Reitsma… - Annals of internal …, 2015 - acpjournals.org
The TRIPOD (Transparent Reporting of a multivariable prediction model for Individual
Prognosis Or Diagnosis) Statement includes a 22-item checklist, which aims to improve the …

2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with non–ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American …

EA Amsterdam, NK Wenger, RG Brindis… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - jacc.org
The recommendations listed in this CPG are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted through October 2012, and other selected …

National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian clinical guidelines for the management of acute coronary …

DP Chew, IA Scott, L Cullen, JK French… - Medical Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: The modern care of suspected and confirmed acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
is informed by an extensive and evolving evidence base. This clinical practice guideline …

A 2-h diagnostic protocol to assess patients with chest pain symptoms in the Asia-Pacific region (ASPECT): a prospective observational validation study

M Than, L Cullen, CM Reid, SH Lim, S Aldous… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Patients with chest pain contribute substantially to emergency department
attendances, lengthy hospital stay, and inpatient admissions. A reliable, reproducible, and …

Diagnostic accuracy of the TIMI risk score in patients with chest pain in the emergency department: a meta-analysis

EP Hess, D Agarwal, S Chandra, MH Murad, PJ Erwin… - Cmaj, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
Background: The Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score uses clinical data to
predict the short-term risk of acute myocardial infarction, coronary revascularization or death …

Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of emergency department patients with suspected non–ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes

MD Brown, SJ Wolf, R Byyny… - Annals of …, 2018 - annemergmed.com
This clinical policy from the American College of Emergency Physicians addresses key
issues in the evaluation and management of patients with suspected non–ST-elevation …

Cardiac troponin: a critical review of the case for point-of-care testing in the ED

R Bingisser, C Cairns, M Christ, P Hausfater… - The American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
The measurement of cardiac troponin concentrations in the blood is a key element in the
evaluation of patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes, according to current …

Indirect comparison of TIMI, HEART and GRACE for predicting major cardiovascular events in patients admitted to the emergency department with acute chest pain: a …

J Ke, X Wang, Z Wu, F Chen - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background The study aimed to compare the predictive values of the thrombolysis in
myocardial infarction (TIMI); History, Electrocardiography, Age, Risk factors and Troponin …